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- noun A
payment . - noun A
reward . - noun A
bribe .
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Examples
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It has been suggested that Ancelotti's apparent indifference to being sacked is evidence of a lack of commitment to Chelsea, particularly as a substantial pay-off for the remaining year on his contract would be due.
'Not a problem' if Chelsea sack me in May, admits Carlo Ancelotti 2011
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But without those so-called failures along the way, there is no reason to keep reaching toward the pay-off at the end.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » The Elements of Awe, Part III 2010
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Ocean fertilization has a lot of risks (many of which are probably unknown), but potentially huge pay-off as well.
Rebecca Anderson: Climate Science Round-Up: Ocean Fertilization (or Climate Liposuction) Rebecca Anderson 2010
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Ocean fertilization has a lot of risks (many of which are probably unknown), but potentially huge pay-off as well.
Rebecca Anderson: Climate Science Round-Up: Ocean Fertilization (or Climate Liposuction) Rebecca Anderson 2010
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Ocean fertilization has a lot of risks (many of which are probably unknown), but potentially huge pay-off as well
Rebecca Anderson: Climate Science Round-Up: Ocean Fertilization (or Climate Liposuction) Rebecca Anderson 2010
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The pay-off for viewers, the boffo moment, is the sight of the workers scurrying off in all directions.
Maureen Costello: Gay Student Suicides and the Need for Empathy Maureen Costello 2010
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He thinks that people go against their better judgment and knowledge because the pay-off is better in the short run.
MRV update, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Self-education without regard to some form of pay-off is purely an intellectual pursuit.
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We incorporate lags to acknowledge the fact that money spent today may take years to have a pay-off — students for example, take four, five or even six years to get through school.
Richard Vedder, Sounding Reasonable, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Ocean fertilization has a lot of risks (many of which are probably unknown), but potentially huge pay-off as well
Rebecca Anderson: Climate Science Round-Up: Ocean Fertilization (or Climate Liposuction) Rebecca Anderson 2010
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