Hush-money definition

A bribe paid to keep something secret.
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Money paid to a person to keep him or her from telling something.
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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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