payola

pay·o·la  (p-l)

n.

1. Bribery of an influential person in exchange for the promotion of a product or service, such that of disc jockeys for the promotion of records.

2. A bribe or a number of bribes given to an influential person in exchange for a promotion of a product or service: "I do not mean to imply that most Wall Street analysts typically receive payola for touting particular stocks" (Burton G. Malkiel).

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[Probably pay(off) + -ola, suff.; see crapola.]

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payola [peɪˈəʊlə]

n Informal chiefly US

1. a bribe given to secure special treatment, esp to a disc jockey to promote a commercial product

2. the practice of paying or receiving such bribes

[from pay¹ + -ola, as in Pianola]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

payola - a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record bribe, payoff - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment

Translations

payola [peɪˈəʊlə] N (US) → soborno m, coima f (Andes, S. Cone), mordida f (CAm, Mex)

payola

n (esp US) (= bribery) → Bestechung f; (= bribe) → Schmiergeld nt