# payout

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #18,154

## Definitions
1. An amount of money paid out.
2. The value of dividends paid to shareholders.

## Etymology
Deverbal from pay out.

## Easily confused with
- **pout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/payout-vs-pout)

## Common misspellings (8)
`apyout`, `paoyut`, `payotu`, `payoutt`, `payuot`, `payyout`, `ppayout`, `pyaout`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/payout