payout

American

[pey-out] / ˈpeɪˌaʊt /

noun

an act or instance of paying, expending, or disbursing.
money paid, expended, or disbursed, as a dividend or winning.

He went to the betting window to collect his payout.

verb phrase

1. to distribute (money, wages, etc.); disburse.
2. to get revenge upon for an injury; requite.
3. to let out (a rope) by slackening.

Etymology

Origin of payout

First recorded in 1900–05; noun use of verb phrase pay out

Example Sentences

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The combined real estate investment trust has a half dozen sawmills and a big plywood facility, and intends to keep the dividend in line with Rayonier’s recent payout, suggesting a yield of 5% or so.

From Barron's

The company doubled its dividend for 2025 to S$0.03, but said it doesn’t have a formal dividend payout policy as its business is in “the growth stage,” the analyst notes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nathan Hochman is investigating the lawyers involved in the historic payout and claimed last week that he anticipated the probe could save the county “hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars.”

From Los Angeles Times

By fabricating a Russian advance, according to the report, the staffer triggered payouts as high as 33,000% on bets that Russia would take the town by Nov. 15.

From The Wall Street Journal

Delivery drivers are due to receive $79m worth of payouts from the settlement, according to FTC leaders.

From BBC

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