payoff vs payment

payoff and payment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
payoff	Yes	No	No	No
payment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, payment is a hypernym of payoff; that is, payment is a word with a broader meaning than payoff:

As nouns, payment is a hypernym of payoff; that is, payment is a word with a broader meaning than payoff:

payoff: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
payment: a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

payoff (noun)	payment (noun)
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing	the act of paying money
the final payment of a debt	an act of requiting; returning in kind
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment	a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property