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Definition: Hush Money |
Hush MoneyNoun1. A bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Slang in 1811 | HUSH MONEY. Money given to hush up or conceal a robbery, theft, or any other offence, or to take off the evidence from appearing against a criminal. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Compensation | Set-off, offset; make-weight, casting-weight; counterpoise, ballast; indemnity, equivalent, quid pro,quo; bribe, hush money; amends; (atonement); counterbalance, counterclaim; cross-debt, cross-demand. |
Reward | Douceur, bribe; hush money, smart money; blackmail, extortion; carcelage; solatium. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Hush Money (1921) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "hush money"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ryshfet (boodle, bribe, fix, graft, palm oil, rake off, swag). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | подкуп (boodle, bribe, drop, fix, graft, grease, oil, palm grease, palm oil, payoff, payola, refresher, subornation, sugarplum, sweetener, vail). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | úplatek za mlèení. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | schweigegeld (hush-money). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | δωροδοκία (bribe, bribery, corruption, subornation, venality). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hallgatási díj. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 鼻薬 (bribe), 口止め料 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | くちどめりょう, はなぐすり (bribe). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | argid tostid. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ushhay oneymay suborno (boodle, bribe, bribery, graft). (various references) preţ al tãcerii, mitã (bribe, bribery, graft, gratification, gravy, jobbery, kickback, soap, steer). (various references) взятка за молчание (hush-money). (various references) mito (bribe, ice, kickback, payoff). (various references) precio del silencio, mamela, dinero por callar. (various references) ค่าปิ"ปาก (hush-money). (various references) sus payı (sop). (various references) хабар за мовчання. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-h-m-n-o-s-u-y" | |
-3 letters: honeys, hymens, moneys, mousey, unmesh. | |
-4 letters: homes, homey, hones, honey, hosen, house, hymen, hymns, hyson, menus, meous, meshy, meson, money, mosey, moues, mouse, mousy, muons, mushy, neums, nomes, nosey, omens, shone, shoyu, youse. | |
-5 letters: emus, eons, hehs, hems, hens, hoes, home, homy, hone, hons, hose, hoys, hues, hums, hunh, huns, hush, hymn, meno. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Modern 3. Translations: Modern 4. Anagrams | 5. Bibliography |
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