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pay·o·la

(pā-ō′lə)

1. Payment of a party, especially a disc jockey or radio station, for the promotion of a product or service, such as a commercial musical recording, without making the legally required disclosure of sponsorship.

2. The money used to make such payment.

[Probably pay(off) + -ola, suff.; see crapola.]

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payola

(peɪˈəʊlə)

1. a bribe given to secure special treatment, esp to a disc jockey to promote a commercial product

2. the practice of paying or receiving such bribes

[C20: from pay¹ + -ola, as in Pianola]

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pay•o•la

(peɪˈoʊ lə)

n.

secret payment in return for the promotion of a product, service, etc., through the abuse of one's position or influence, as a bribe paid to a disc jockey to promote a record.

[1935–40]

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Noun

payola - a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record

bribe, payoff - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment

payola

noun

Money, property, or a favor given, offered, or promised to a person or accepted by a person in a position of trust as an inducement to dishonest behavior:

bribe, fix, graft.

Informal: payoff.

Slang: boodle.

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payola

[peɪˈəʊlə] N (US) → soborno m, coima f (Andes, S. Cone), mordida f (CAm, Mex)

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payola

n (esp US) (= bribery) → Bestechung f; (= bribe) → Schmiergeld nt

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