But the real payoff for him is bound to be in the international economic arena.

The real payoff from taking lots of pictures doesn't have to do with mastering technique.

Some say that those improvements, rather than the immediate spending by visitors, were the real payoff of the Games.

"But the real payoff is too far into the future."

But the real payoff is more difficult to explain.

The real payoff to the redesign comes in the driving experience.

But the real payoff is just staying on the career track.

Sometimes it takes a long time to know what that real payoff will be.

The real payoff to an M45 comes in the driving.

The real payoff for Lucent may come down the line in overseas markets.