Hush-money
31hush-money — A colloquial expression to designate a bribe to hinder information; pay to secure silence …
32hush-money — A colloquial expression to designate a bribe to hinder information; pay to secure silence …
33hush-money — …
34Hush — Hush, n. Stillness; silence; quiet. [R.] It is the hush of night. Byron. [1913 Webster] {Hush money}, money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the disclosure of facts. Swift. [1913 Webster] …
35hush — (v.) 1540s, variant of M.E. huisht (late 14c.), probably of imitative origin, with terminal t lost probably by being mistaken for a past tense suffix. Hush hush (adj.) is 1916 reduplication. Related: Hushed; hushing. The noun is attested from… …
36took hush-money — accepted a bribe, did something illegal in order to receive money …
37money — currency and coin that are guaranteed as legal tender by the government, a regulatory agency or bank. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary at the money out of the money in the money NYSE Euronext Glossary * * * money mon‧ey [ˈmʌni] noun …
38money — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ There is big money in golf for the top players. ▪ easy ▪ He started stealing as a way of making easy money. ▪ bonus …
39hush — v., int., & n. v.tr. & intr. make or become silent or quiet. int. calling for silence. n. an expectant stillness or silence. Phrases and idioms: hush money money paid to prevent the disclosure of a discreditable matter. hush puppy US quickly… …
40money — mon|ey W1S1 [ˈmʌni] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: moneie, from Latin moneta mint, money , from Moneta, name given to Juno, the goddess in whose temple the ancient Romans produced money] 1.) what you earn by working and can use to… …
