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payola
pay·o·la P0127100 (pā-ō′lə)n.1. Payment of a party, especially a disc jockey or radio station, for the promotion of a product or service, such as a commercial musical recording, without making the legally required disclosure of sponsorship.2. The money used to make such payment.
[Probably pay(off) + -ola, suff.; see crapola.]payola (peɪˈəʊlə) n1. a bribe given to secure special treatment, esp to a disc jockey to promote a commercial product2. the practice of paying or receiving such bribes[C20: from pay1 + -ola, as in Pianola]pay•o•la (peɪˈoʊ lə)
n. secret payment in return for the promotion of a product, service, etc., through the abuse of one's position or influence, as a bribe paid to a disc jockey to promote a record. [1935–40] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | payola - a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular recordbribe, payoff - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment |
payolanounMoney, property, or a favor given, offered, or promised to a person or accepted by a person in a position of trust as an inducement to dishonest behavior:bribe, fix, graft.Informal: payoff.Slang: boodle.Translations
payola
payolaA payment made to have something promoted or receive special treatment, especially a musical album or single being featured on a radio station, without being disclosed as a sponsorship. His career was looking brighter and brighter until a payola scandal completely ruined him in the late '80s. The station is being investigated for receiving payolas from various record labels over the past 15 years.payola (peˈolə) n. a bribe. (Originally a bribe paid to a disk jockey by record producers to get extra attention for their records.) The announcer was fired for taking payola. payola
Related to payola: Payola scandalSynonyms for payolanoun money, property, or a favor given, offered, or promised to a person or accepted by a person in a position of trust as an inducement to dishonest behaviorSynonyms- bribe
- fix
- graft
- payoff
- boodle
Words related to payolanoun a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular recordRelated Words |