Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal, uncountable)Money that is paid for secret intelligence.

Origin

From spy + money. First appears c. 1713 in the writings of Joseph Addison.

From spy + money. First appears c. 1713 in the writings of Joseph Addison.

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