"hush money" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hush money (uncountable)
  1. A bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime). Wikipedia link: hush money Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Corruption Related terms: non-disclosure agreement Translations (bribe to maintain secrecy): 封口費 (Chinese Mandarin), 封口费 (fēngkǒufèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 遮羞費 (Chinese Mandarin), 遮羞费 (zhēxiūfèi) (Chinese Mandarin), zwijggeld [neuter] (Dutch), vaikenemisraha (Finnish), vaitioloraha (Finnish), pot-de-vin [masculine] (French), bakchich [masculine] (French), Schweigegeld [neuter] (German), 口止め料 (kuchidomeryō) (alt: くちどめりょう) (Japanese), 鼻薬 (hanagusuri) (english: nose medicine) (alt: はなぐすり) (Japanese), 입막음 용 돈 (immageum yong don) (Korean), 입막음 돈 (immageum don) (Korean), argid tostid [masculine] (Manx), dejós de man [masculine] (Occitan), vinatge [masculine] (Occitan), حقالسکوت (haq-os-sokut) (Persian), де́ньги за молча́ние (dénʹgi za molčánije) [feminine, plural] (Russian), бакши́ш (bakšíš) [masculine] (Russian), sus payı (Turkish)

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