Payout Meaning
/pˈeɪˌaʊt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn amount of money paid out.
nounThe value of dividends paid to shareholders.
Sentence Examples
Sami received an insurance payout of sixteen thousand dollars.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The insurance company approved a final ____ for the damaged property after the assessment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The lottery winner received a lump-sum ____ rather than choosing the annual installment option.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English pay outdeverb. English payout Deverbal from pay out.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle."
— 2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2020, page 55:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The insurance company approved a final ____ for the damaged property after the assessment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The lottery winner received a lump-sum ____ rather than choosing the annual installment option.