hush money
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hush money
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- 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.
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noun bribe to maintain secrecy
| Español | untada por el silencio, coima para acallar |
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| 한국어 | 입막음 용 돈 immageum yong don, 입막음 돈 immageum don |
| 日本語 | 口止め料 kuchidomeryō, 鼻薬 hanagusuri |
| 中文 | 封口費 /封口费 fēngkǒufèi, 遮羞費 /遮羞费 zhēxiūfèi |
| Français | pot-de-vin, bakchich |
| Deutsch | Schweigegeld |
| Русский | де́ньги за молча́ние dénʹgi za molčánije, бакши́ш bakšíš |
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@misc{hush_money_2026,
title = {hush money},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hush%20money},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
