hush money

hush money

noun
a bribe to keep someone silent about something, especially to keep the receiver from exposing a scandal.
Origin:
1700–10

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hush money
 
—n
slang money given to a person, such as an accomplice, to ensure that something is kept secret

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hush money definition


  1. n.
    money paid to buy someone's silence. : There was some hush money paid to someone in city hall.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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hush money

A bribe paid to keep something secret, as in No amount of hush money will keep that scandal from coming out. [c. 1700]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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