payout

noun

pay·​out ˈpā-ˌau̇t How to pronounce payout (audio)
: the act of paying out : payoff

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The payouts come on the heels of President Donald Trump’s executive order to end DEI programs. Stephanie Dhue,sharon Epperson, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 What’s more, California law prohibited insurers from forecasting risk into the future, relying solely on backward-looking analyses of natural disasters and other factors that would drive insurance payouts. Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025 CoreLogic, a property data and analytics firm, estimates the Palisades and Eaton fires will result in $35 billion to $45 billion in insurance payouts to homeowners and businesses. Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 Moicano revealed his passive payout, which totaled more than $950,000, on his podcast on Thursday. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for payout 

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of payout was in 1943

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“Payout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payout. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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