payouts
payouts — noun
- payoutssingular
- payoutsesplural
1. a sum of money, usually a large one, that a person or group receives, often as a
a sum of money, usually a large one, that a person or group receives, often as a share of profits, as a prize, or as compensation for a loss
Camille received a payout of nearly two hundred thousand dollars after retiring.
receive + payout + of [amount]
The insurance payout helped Amira rebuild her house after the wildfire destroyed it.
insurance payout
Minh used his lottery payout to open a small bookshop near the old bridge.
Shareholders in the shipping group Maersk are expecting a bigger payout this year after record profits.
The court in Leeds ordered a payout of sixty thousand pounds to each family affected by the flooding.
- payment
more general; can be any amount, not necessarily large or one-off
- settlement
implies a formal agreement to resolve a dispute or claim
- compensation
specifically for loss, injury, or suffering
- disbursement
formal; emphasises money paid out from a fund or budget
用法筆記
Often refers to a single lump sum rather than regular instalments. Common in business, legal, and insurance contexts.
常見錯誤
2. the action or process of handing over money, especially by a business, governmen
the action or process of handing over money, especially by a business, government body, or other institution
The board of the Indonesian mining firm delayed the payout of year-end bonuses until the audit was finished.
delay the payout — emphasises the process
A payout of emergency funds was authorised by the Red Cross relief coordinator on Tuesday morning.
passive: a payout was authorised
The payout went ahead at noon, and hundreds of workers at the Dhaka factory received their wages by evening.
Following the payout, the state relief agency published a full breakdown of costs on its website.
Payouts were made to all registered claimants under the redundancy scheme by the end of March, as promised.
- disbursement
formal term used in accounting and official finance
- distribution
broader; can refer to goods as well as money
- payment
more general; does not imply a large-scale or institutional action
- withholding
the act of keeping money back rather than paying it out
用法筆記
Subject is usually an institution (company, government, charity). Distinguish from sense 1 (MONEY PAID): this sense describes the process, not the sum itself.