Interest and Payoff

Interest

Interest noun - A legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something.

Payoff and interest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Payoff" instead a noun "Interest".

Payoff

Payoff noun - The amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received.
Usage example: the payoff on the investment was only about $500

Interest and payoff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Interest" instead a noun "Payoff".

Both words in one sentence

  • Money to Burn In one episode of Person of Interest Reese intercepts a mook carrying a duffel bag full of cash that was intended as a payoff for some dirty cops.
    Source: Money to Burn
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