payoff

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.