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noun
a bribe to keep someone silent about something, especially to keep the receiver from exposing a scandal.
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Origin of hush money
First recorded in 1700–10
Words nearby hush money
hush, hushaby, hushed, hush-hush, Hu Shih, hush money, hush puppy, hush up, husk, husking, husking bee
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How to use hush money in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for hush money
hush money
noun
slang money given to a person, such as an accomplice, to ensure that something is kept secret
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hush money
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]
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