See pay to play on Wiktionary
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"To incur a cost to participate in an activity."
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"(by extension) To incur a cost to participate in an activity."
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"Any kind of charge to engage in an activity.",
"Campaign contributions (or outright bribes or graft) required to avail oneself of certain opportunities controlled by politicians, such as uncompetitive government contracts."
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"(by extension) To incur a cost to participate in an activity.",
"(especially US, politics) To make a campaign contribution or illegal payment to avail oneself of business or other opportunities controlled by politicians."
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