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| 1 | a payment that you make to someone as part of an agreement so that they do not cause trouble for you 报偿；补偿 | His ex-wife pocketed a £20 million payoff after 26 years of marriage. 他的前妻把2000万英镑揣进自己的腰包，作为26年婚姻的补偿。 | | | 1a | a payment that you make to someone so that they will do something bad or dishonest for you （用于收买别人做坏事或进行欺诈的）贿赂款 | | | | 1b | a payment that you make to someone so that they will not do something that will cause you problems, especially by telling people about something bad you have done （用于收买他人防止散播不利于己的消息的）封口费 | | |
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| 2 | a final payment that you make to someone when they stop working for you （辞退某人时的）遣散费 | He got a big cash payoff. 他获得了一大笔遣散费。 | |
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| 3 | the benefit you get from doing something 回报；收效；成果 | Until now the payoff of these reforms has not been seen. 直到现在，这些改革措施还不见有什么成效。 | |
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