hush money
A bribe to maintain secrecyA bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime).
» Many politicians are believed to accept hush money.
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1 senses(uncountable)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.
Schweigegeld
де́ньги за молча́ниеdénʹgi za molčánije, бакши́шbakšíš
- a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
Examples
1 sentencesMany politicians are believed to accept hush money.
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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