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payoff vs kickback

kickback vs payoff

payoff and kickback both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
payoff Yes No No No
kickback Yes No No No
As nouns, kickback is a hyponym of payoff; that is, kickback is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than payoff:
  • payoff: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
  • kickback: a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
Other hyponyms of payoff include hush money, payola, soap.
payoff (noun) kickback (noun)
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
the final payment of a debt
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
Difference between payoff and kickback

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