hush money
nounDefinitions
A bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a…
A bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime).
- The scandal was even greater when it was announced that hush money had been paid to keep the faulty products unannounced.
- He holds, I am given to understand, a small official appointment in the colony. If it were known that he had received hush money, he would be ruined.
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