payoff

payoff

n.
  1. profit or gain from an action; -- used broadly; as, lots of effort with little payoff.
  2. retribution, payback.
  3. The act of giving or receiving money or other valuable consideration as a bribe.
  4. The money or item given as a bribe.
  5. same as compensation, 2.
  6. The climax or final result of an event or endeavor; the denoument of a narrative.