payola

n. 贿赂 [经] 馈赠

发音

US /peɪˈoʊlə/
UK /peɪˈəʊlə/

词形变化

payolas 复数 payolas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).

    美国 可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

bribe payoff

词源

Perhaps a blend of pay + Victrola, equivalent to pay + -ola.

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