pay-offBrE /ˈpeɪ ɒf/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpeɪ ɔːf/ 🔊, /ˈpeɪ ɑːf/ 🔊 noun (informal) a payment of money to sb so that they will not cause you any trouble or to make them keep a secret （用以买通别人的）黑钱；行贿钱 SYN bribe a payment of money to sb to persuade them to leave their job 辞退金；遣散费an advantage or a reward from sth you have done 回报；报偿