hush money

Word family nounhushabyhush moneyadjectivehushedhush-hushinterjectionhush

ˈhush ˌmoney noun [uncountableU]

MONEYmoney that is paid to someone not to tell other people about something embarrassing 〔为了不让丑事张扬出去而付的〕封嘴钱，封口费

Examples from the Corpus

hush money• Recently released from prison, Hubbell is once again under investigation by Starr, this time for allegedly accepting hush money.

From Longman Business Dictionary

hush moneyˈhush ˌmoney

money paid to someone to prevent them from telling other people about something embarrassing or dishonest

It was the start of an elaborate plan to get hush money from his employer.

→ money

单词	hush money
释义	hush money Word family nounhushabyhush moneyadjectivehushedhush-hushinterjectionhush ˈhush ˌmoney noun [uncountableU] MONEYmoney that is paid to someone not to tell other people about something embarrassing 〔为了不让丑事张扬出去而付的〕封嘴钱，封口费 Examples from the Corpus hush money• Recently released from prison, Hubbell is once again under investigation by Starr, this time for allegedly accepting hush money. From Longman Business Dictionary hush moneyˈhush ˌmoney money paid to someone to prevent them from telling other people about something embarrassing or dishonest It was the start of an elaborate plan to get hush money from his employer. → money
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