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a payment that you make to someone as part of an agreement so that they do not cause trouble for you 报偿;补偿 His ex-wife pocketed a £20 million payoff after 26 years of marriage. 他的前妻把2,000万英镑揣进自己的腰包,作为26年婚姻的补偿。
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a payment that you make to someone so that they will do something bad or dishonest for you (用于收买别人做坏事或进行欺诈的)贿赂款 Synonyms and related words
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a payment that you make to someone so that they will not do something that will cause you problems, especially by telling people about something bad that you have done (用于收买他人防止散播不利于己的消息的)封口费 Synonyms and related words