Hush-money
11Hush Money — Infobox Film name = Hush Money image size = caption = director = Sidney Lanfield producer = writer = Philip Klein narrator = starring = Joan Bennett Hardie Albright Owen Moore Myrna Loy George Raft music = Glen Knight cinematography = John F.… …
12hush money — N UNCOUNT If a person is paid hush money, someone gives them money not to reveal information they have which could be damaging or embarrassing. [INFORMAL] …
13hush money — noun 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 …
14hush money — Bribe; payment to keep someone quiet. ► “The probe revolved around allegations that the company’s former chairman, Roy Speer, and other top executives received KICKBACKS and paid hush money to would be WHISTLEBLOWERS.” (Wall Street Journal,… …
15Hush money (disambiguation) — Hush money is an informal term for financial incentives or rewards (bribery) offered in exchange for not divulging information.Hush Money may also refer to: * Hush Money , a 1921 silent film * Hush Money , a 1931 film featuring featuring Joan… …
16hush money — hush′ mon ey n. a bribe to keep someone from revealing scandalous or damaging information • Etymology: 1700–10 …
17hush money — a bribe to ensure silence Hush for the ensuing quiet. Less often as hush payments: People objected to the bald language, the discussions of hush payments and stonewalling. (Colodny and Gettlin, 1991, describing the tapes of Nixon s… …
18hush money — /ˈhʌʃ mʌni / (say hush munee) noun a bribe to keep silent about something …
19hush money — Synonyms and related words: account, allowance, assessment, bill, blackmail, blood money, boodle, bribe, bribe money, emolument, fee, footing, gratification, gratuity, initiation fee, mileage, payoff, payola, protection, reckoning, retainer,… …
20hush money — noun informal money paid to someone to prevent them from disclosing embarrassing or discreditable information …
