payoff vs proceeds

payoff and proceeds both are nouns.

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

As nouns, payoff and proceeds are synonyms defined as:

payoff and proceeds: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

Other synonyms of payoff include issue, return, take, takings, yield.

payoff (noun)	proceeds (noun)
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
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