n[C]
an advantage or profit that you get as a result of doing something
　With electric cars there is a big environmental payoff.
a payment that is made to someone, often illegally, in order to stop them from causing you trouble
→bribe
　Union leaders allegedly received huge payoffs from the company's bosses.
a payment made to someone when they are forced to leave their job
→redundancy
　The average payoff to staff was about £2000.