hush money

English

Noun

hush money (uncountable)

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.

Translations

bribe to maintain secrecy

Chinese:
Mandarin: 封口費, 封口费 (fēngkǒufèi), 遮羞費, 遮羞费 (zhēxiūfèi)
Dutch: zwijggeld (nl) n
Finnish: vaitioloraha
French: pot-de-vin (fr) m, bakchich (fr) m

German: Schweigegeld (de) n
Japanese: 口止め料 (くちどめりょう, kuchidomeryō), 鼻薬 (はなぐすり, hanagusuri) (nose medicine)
Occitan: dejós de man m, vinatge m
Russian: де́ньги за молча́ние f pl (dénʹgi za molčánije), бакши́ш (ru) m (bakšíš)
Turkish: sus payı (tr)

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