pay-to-play
Accepting donations or favors in exchange for favorsAccepting donations or favors in exchange for favors; corrupt.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Accepting donations or favors in exchange for favors; corrupt.
Near-synonym: quid pro quo (attributively)
(not comparable)Requiring payment from the player.
Near-synonyms: paywalled, subscription (attributively)
Origin
See pay to play.See pay to play.
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Synonyms
3 synonymspaywalledsubscriptionquid pro quo[Appendix:Glossary