how to pronounce payoff

/ˈpɛɪɑːf/

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payoff is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of payoff in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… economic growth the payoff grows lower …”

meaning of payoff

Payoff means the amount of money gained from a particular investment.

payoff frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word payoff occurs in english on average 2.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics payoff can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that payoff can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;