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payout

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An amount of money paid out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The maximum payout from this fruit machine is £20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The value of dividends paid to shareholders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Deverbal from pay out.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: maksu — an amount of money paid out
  • French: paiement — an amount of money paid out
  • Indonesian: pembayaran — an amount of money paid out
  • Malay: bayar — an amount of money paid out
  • Malay: bayaran — an amount of money paid out
  • Russian: вы́плата (výplata) — an amount of money paid out
  • Spanish: pago — an amount of money paid out
  • Finnish: osinkosumma — the value of dividends paid to shareholders
  • Russian: вы́плата (výplata) — the value of dividends paid to shareholders