Detailed translations for "payoff"

payoff

1. general

payoff
die Abschlusszahlung{feminine}
payoff(also: pay-off, bribe, bung, backhander)
das Bestechungsgeld{neuter}
My guess is they gave him a place to stash the payoff money.
Ich würde sagen, den Ort, wo er sein Bestechungsgeld versteckte.
payoff(also: pay-off, bribe, bung)
das Schmiergeld{neuter}
"Is the $50,000 political payoff from Islamic extremists?"
"Sind die 50.000 Dollar Schmiergeld von islamischen Extremisten?"
Which is weird, because he's never turned down a payoff before.
Was seltsam ist, weil er vorher noch nie Schmiergeld abgelehnt hat.

2. of a joke

payoff(also: punchline, punch line)
die Pointe{feminine}
Right. Otherwise, there's no emotional payoff in the resolution.
Andererseits gibt es keine emotionale Pointe in der Auflösung.

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