But then the big payoff was still in the future.

He had to make a big payoff and took nearly everything out of the bank.

It may look as if China is getting the big payoff from trade.

They dream of a big payoff - down the line.

And an even bigger payoff is possible in coming months.

But, of course, the big payoff isn't for second place.

She is getting impatient for her turn at the big payoff.

"It would have been almost criminal to take a big fat payoff."

The prospect of a big payoff does not hurt either.

The big payoff was the chance to appear on a romance cover.