pay-offs
Rewards for patience
Pay-offs are the rewards, benefits, or returns that result from an action or investment: The pay-offs from years of training finally came.
The term often implies delayed gratification—effort now for results later.
Pay-offs can also be bribes or hush money: The politician accepted pay-offs from contractors.
In game theory, pay-offs are the outcomes assigned to different strategic choices.
Illegal payment for services
- backhanderSecret illicit payment
- payolaBribes for airplay
- sweetenerAdditive reducing bitterness
- greaseThick oily lubricant
under-the-table · graft · shakedown · blackmail · extortion · fix · inducement · bung
Results following an event
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- ramificationsResulting effects or outcomes
- outcomesFinal results achieved
results · effects · impacts · blowback · upshots · side-effects · unintended · penalties
Impetus toward a goal
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- carrotEdible orange taproot
- enticementSomething that attracts
stimulus · perquisite · benefit · advantage · gain · premium · inducement · sweetener
Gain exceeding expenditure
- earningsMoney gained from work
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- revenueBusiness income total
income · gain · windfall · returns · interest · margin · surplus · recoupment
Payment for services rendered
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
disbursement · agreement · resolution · accord · closure · liquidation · finalization · amends
kickback
Illegal payment for services
- backhanderSecret illicit payment
- payolaBribes for airplay
- sweetenerAdditive reducing bitterness
grease · under-the-table · graft · shakedown · blackmail · extortion · fix · inducement · bung · palm-greasing
aftermath
Results following an event
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- ramificationsResulting effects or outcomes
outcomes · results · effects · impacts · blowback · upshots · side-effects · unintended · penalties · backlash
motivation
Impetus toward a goal
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- carrotEdible orange taproot
enticement · stimulus · perquisite · benefit · advantage · gain · premium · inducement · sweetener · lure
profit
Gain exceeding expenditure
revenue · income · gain · windfall · returns · interest · margin · surplus · recoupment
compensation
Payment for services rendered
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
payout · disbursement · agreement · resolution · accord · closure · liquidation · finalization · amends · reconciliation
pay-offslosses
Things subtracted from standing
penalties · costs · setbacks · punishments · forfeitures
pay-offsgambles
Wagers on uncertain outcomes
risks · uncertainties · losses · failures · busts
pay-offsfair compensation
Appropriate payment for work
refusals · integrity · incorruptibility · transparency · accountability