By now you are familiar with the C++ goal of reusable code. One of the big payoffs is when you can reuse code written by others.
noun /'pe,ɔf/
1
an advantage or profit that you get as a result of doing something
a good result : the advantage or benefit that is gained from doing something
the result of a set of actions, or an explanation at the end of something
the benefit that you get from doing something
The payoff from an action is the advantage or benefit that you get from it.
With electric cars there is a big environmental/ɪn,vaɪrən'mɛntl/ payoff.
You'll have to work hard but there'll be a big/large payoff in the end.
We expected more of a payoff for all our hard work.
What's the payoff?
We made a lot of sacrifices/'sækrɪfaɪs/ with little payoff.
The payoff for years of research is a microscope/'maɪkrəskop/ which performs better than all of its competitors.
Until now the payoff of these reforms has not been seen.
If such materials became generally available to the optics industry the payoffs from such a breakthrough would be enormous...
You're doing what you really love to do, which is making music - that's the payoff.
2
a payment that is made to someone, often illegally, in order to stop them from causing you trouble → bribe
something valuable (such as money) that you give to someone for doing something and especially for doing something illegal or dishones
money paid to someone, especially so that they do not cause trouble or so that they will do what you want them to
a payment that you make to someone as part of an agreement so that they do not cause trouble for you
a payment that you make to someone so that they will do something bad or dishonest for you
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
A payoff is a payment which is made to someone, often secretly or illegally, so that they will not cause trouble.
Union leaders allegedly received huge payoffs from the company’s bosses.
Several city officials have been accused of receiving payoffs from the company.
It has been alleged that the minister received a secret payoff from an arms dealer.
His ex-wife pocketed a £20 million payoff after 26 years of marriage.
Soldiers in both countries supplement /'sʌplɪmənt/ their incomes with payoffs from drugs exporters.
3
a payment made to someone when they are forced to leave their job → redundancy
money that a company gives to a worker who is being forced to leave a job
a final payment that you make to someone when they stop working for you
A payoff is a large payment made to someone by their employer when the person has been forced to leave their job.
The average payoff to staff was about £2000.
He lost his factory job but received a payoff and a pension.
He got a big cash payoff.
The ousted chairman received a ₤1.5 million payoff from the loss-making oil company.
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