| 单词 | hush money |
| 释义 | hush moneySEE SYNONYMS FOR hush money ON THESAURUS.COM nouna bribe to keep someone silent about something, especially to keep the receiver from exposing a scandal. Origin of hush moneyFirst recorded in 1700–10 Words nearby hush moneyhush, hushaby, hushed, hush-hush, Hu Shih, hush money, hush puppy, hush up, husk, husking, husking bee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hush moneyBritish Dictionary definitions for hush moneyhush money nounslang money given to a person, such as an accomplice, to ensure that something is kept secret Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with hush moneyhush money A bribe paid to keep something secret, as in No amount of hush money will keep that scandal from coming out. [c. 1700] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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