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payoff(noun, take, meet, gain, return)
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penalty(noun, right, return, discipline, punishment)
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profit(noun, take, meet, gain, return)
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punishment(noun, right, return, benefit, prize)
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ransom(noun, person, value, worth, fee)
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reckoning(noun, take, charge, meet, gain)
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spending(noun, figure, value, outlay, expense)
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tip(noun, return, benefit, prize, pay)
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amortization(noun, compensation, sum, downs, expense)
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carrot(noun, benefit, prize, share, reward)
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debt(noun, charge, value, loss, outlay)
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desert(noun, power, right, title, privilege)
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discipline(noun, right, return, punishment)
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gain(noun, take, meet, return, benefit)
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guerdon(noun, power, right, return, interest)
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hire(noun, value, pay, reward, profit)
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indemnification(noun, take, meet, gain, return)
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inducement(noun, reward, bribe, softener)
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judgment(noun, conclusion, consequence, punishment, settlement)
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payroll(noun, pay, income, outlay, expenditure)
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