payoff
n.
also pay-off, 1905, "winnings from gambling," from pay, v. + off. Meaning "graft, bribes" first attested 1930. Phrase to pay off "be profitable" is first recorded 1937.
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词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary payoff n. also pay-off, 1905, "winnings from gambling," from pay, v. + off. Meaning "graft, bribes" first attested 1930. Phrase to pay off "be profitable" is first recorded 1937. |
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