How to Use payout in a Sentence
payout
noun-
The firm had raised the payout by 5% to $1.05 a share for the third quarter.
— Hannah Levitt, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024 -
The fact that the shorts are on the hook for the payout adds extra pressure.
— Brett Owens, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023 -
Silent Heat’s victory in the eighth race boosted the payout in the Pick Six to $8,185.
— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023 -
If a show meets the threshold, 75% of the payout would go directly to the actors.
— Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023 -
The payout resolves one of the largest mass torts in U.S. history.
— Aaron Gregg, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2023 -
To simply lower that payout to 6-to-5 [odds], now the house edge goes up to 1.9%.
— ABC News, 1 June 2023 -
Be warned, though: Less than 0.5 percent of SEC tipsters get all the way to a payout.
— The Week Staff, The Week, 21 May 2023 -
Still, women’s players from around the world worked to secure their share of the payout.
— Allison McCann, New York Times, 21 July 2023 -
That is, by far, the largest backdrop payout in the more than two decades the county program has been in place.
— Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024 -
To be sure, the Oracle deal isn’t limited to a cash payout.
— Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024 -
In this case, the insurance provider will likely write off the wreck as a total loss and provide a payout to the owner.
— Jim Slavik, Car and Driver, 10 July 2023 -
Much of those payouts have been funded by huge amounts of new borrowing.
— Hanna Ziady, CNN, 8 July 2023 -
Had Fury won instead of Usyk, Drizzy’s payout would have been just over a million dollars.
— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 May 2024 -
The Holiday Bowl has been a longtime partner of the Pac-12, which provides a member team to play in the game in exchange for a payout.
— Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023 -
The cash payout is the largest ever approved by the Board of Supervisors in a wrongful-death case, the plaintiffs’ lawyers said.
— Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024 -
In the event, it was decided that the precise level of air pressure required for a payout wasn’t achieved.
— Greg McKenna, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2024 -
The window to file a claim against Bleacher Report in a class action settlement is open and the clock is ticking to get in on the payout.
— James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024 -
That still puts it over last season’s $10.5 million payout.
— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2023 -
The schools have asked for an increase in payout to $1.5 million each per year, or a minimum of $1.2 million, and a three-year contract.
— al, 23 Feb. 2023 -
Plus, in China at least, settlement payouts aren’t the only risk.
— Johanna Costigan, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 -
The agreement allows Matthew and the couple’s son to obtain both an insurance payout and a portion of the film’s profits.
— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Feb. 2023 -
In turn banks will be able to hold record amounts of deposits with a fraction of the headcount leading to an explosion of profit and payouts.
— Michael Del Castillo, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024 -
Although this deal was approved, there may be a delay in Musk receiving the payout.
— Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024 -
The same month, Diaz rejects the reduction in his payout, opening the doors for a retrial.
— Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2023 -
The payout is estimated to be more than the $75 million that Deutsche Bank agreed to pay his victims earlier this year.
— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2023 -
In California, prize payout amounts are determined by the sales and the number of winners.
— Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024 -
In California, prize payout amounts are determined by the sales and the number of winners.
— Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024 -
The company also pays a dividend yield of about 2% and has increased its payout for 15 straight years.
— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024 -
Rob Gronkowski is roped into kicking a field goal live during the Super Bowl for a $10 million payout to users.
— Bychris Morris, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2023 -
Homeowners should weigh their options, as a minor payout may not be worth the long-term ding on your claims history.
— Mae Anderson, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
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