payoff

n. 1. profit or gain from an action; -- used broadly; as, lots of effort with little payoff. [ PJC ]

2. retribution, payback. [ PJC ]

3. The act of giving or receiving money or other valuable consideration as a bribe.
Syn. -- bribe. [ PJC ]

4. The money or item given as a bribe. [ PJC ]

5. same as compensation 2.
Syn. -- compensation, remuneration, recompense. [ PJC ]

6. The climax or final result of an event or endeavor; the denoument of a narrative. [ PJC ]