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hush money

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hush money
n. Informal
A bribe paid to keep something secret.
hush money
n
Slang money given to a person, such as an accomplice, to ensure that something is kept secret
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hush money - a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
bribe, payoff - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
Translations
hush money
n → Schweigegeld nt
hush money n to pay sb hush money (fam) → comprare il silenzio di qn
hush money n to pay sb hush money (fam) → comprare il silenzio di qn


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There was said to be two thousand dollars a week hush money from the tubercular steers alone; and as much again from the hogs which had died of cholera on the trains, and which you might see any day being loaded into boxcars and hauled away to a place called Globe, in Indiana, where they made a fancy grade of lard.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
The captain raked in the hush money heavily for ten years, until even the prince's splendid fortune began to look a little foolish.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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