hush money
hush money noun: a bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime).
Noun
hush money (uncountable)
- 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.
- He holds, I am given to understand, a small official appointment in the colony. If it were known that he had received hush money, he would be ruined.1854, James A. Maitland, chapter XXIX, in The Cabin Boy's Story, Garrett & Co., page 297
hush money meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Persian
hush money in Tamil
- வாய்க்கூலி, வாய்முட்டுக்காசு, கைலஞ்சம், வாய்மூட்டுக் கையூட்டு, கையிடை
hush money in Urdu
- خاموش رہنے کی رشوت, منہ بھرائی
hush money in Persian
- bribe to maintain secrecy
- حقالسکوت haq-os-sokut
Questions about hush money
- What does hush money mean?
- Hush money means a bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime).
- What is hush money in Tamil?
- Hush money in Tamil is வாய்க்கூலி, வாய்முட்டுக்காசு, கைலஞ்சம். See Hush money meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hush money?
- Hush money is a noun.
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