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buy•off



Pronunciation: (bī'ôf", -of"), [key]
—n. Informal.
an act or instance of buying off; payment or bribe: The increased retirement benefit was a buyoff for employees who wanted salary increases.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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