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PRONUNCIATION OF HUSH MONEY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUSH MONEY

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Hush money is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUSH MONEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Hush money

Hush money is a slang term for a form of bribery, in which one person or party offers another an attractive sum of money or other enticement, in exchange for remaining silent about some illegal, stigmatic, or shameful behavior, action, or other fact about the person or party who has made the offer. The person or party who presents the hush money may be attempting to avoid criminal prosecution, a lawsuit, a leak of information to the news media, or silence about a stigmatic issue within one's own community. The information being covered up may include illegal activity, such as drug dealing, or some personal secret, such as an extramarital affair. In some cases, a government agency may be involved in the offer of hush money in order to protect the agency's employees, politicians and their appointees, or a national government in its standing among other nations in the world. It is usually given under the table.

Definition of hush money in the English dictionary

The definition of hush money in the dictionary is money given to a person, such as an accomplice, to ensure that something is kept secret.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUSH MONEY

husbander
husbandland
husbandless
husbandlike
husbandly
husbandman
husbandmen
husbandry
Husein ibn-Ali
hush
hush puppy
hush up
hush-hush
hushabies
hushaby
hushed
hushedly
hushful
hushy
husk

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUSH MONEY

big money
black money
blood money
call money
cheap money
easy money
even money
honey
in old money
in the money
money
Monopoly money
old money
on the money
paper money
pocket money
prize money
ready money
smart money
spending money
start-up money

Synonyms and antonyms of hush money in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hush money» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUSH MONEY

Find out the translation of hush money to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hush money from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hush money» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

封口费
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dinero por su silencio
570 millions of speakers

English

hush money
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चुप रहना पैसे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرشاوى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

взятка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suborno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুখবন্ধ রাখার জন্য প্রদত্ত ঘুষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le prix du silence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hush money
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schweigegeld
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

口止め料
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

입막음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyuwun dhuwit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiền đút lót cho người nào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புஷ் பணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुप पैसे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Para kes
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prezzo del silenzio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cisza pieniądze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хабар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bani hush
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δωροδοκία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hush geld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hysch pengar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hysj penger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hush money

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUSH MONEY»

The term «hush money» is regularly used and occupies the 104.481 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUSH MONEY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hush money

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUSH MONEY»

Discover the use of hush money in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hush money and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hush Money: A Mystery
In this acclaimed debut novel, the first in a series, former Los Angeles trial lawyer Chuck Greaves takes readers into the high-stakes worlds of big-firm litigation and professional equestrian show-jumping, where no one can be trusted, and ...
Chuck Greaves, 2012
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Hush Money
Spenser has his hands full when he takes on two cases at once.
Robert B. Parker, 2000
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Hush Money
Someone is targeting crooked businessmen for death, and the Chicago Family turns to Nolan for help. Max Allan Collins's hard-boiled Nolan crime novels, steeped in Vietnam-era cynicism, are back in print with new Introductions by the author.
Max Allan Collins, 2012
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Batman: Streets of Gotham 1: Hush Money
But while this phony devotes his fortune to rebuilding Gotham City, he fights violent opposition from Batman, Robin and a host of DC Universe heroes! From the Hardcover edition.
Paul Dini, Derek Fridolfs, 2011
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Whistleblower Law: A Guide to Legal Protections for ...
In 1989, after a whistleblower publicly challenged the legality of a hush money settlement that restricted him from reporting nuclear safety violations, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Nuclear Regulation held public hearings on the ...
Stephen Martin Kohn, Michael D. Kohn, David K. Colapinto, 2004
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
'hush .money noun [U] informal money that is given to someone to make them keep something they know secret: She claimed that the minister had offered her hush money to keep their child a secret. husk /hAsk/ noun [C] the dry outer covering ...
‎2008
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Concepts and Procedures in Whistleblower Law
Chapter 10 Settlement Agreements and Hush Money One of the most controversial management practices concerns employer payments to employees in exchange for their agreement not to testify in an administrative or judicial proceeding or ...
Stephen Martin Kohn, 2001
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Scandal: How "Gotcha" Politics Is Destroying America
Even though Hamilton had openly admitted to having the affair and having paid hush money to keep it quiet, there was no call for his resignation by President Washington and no call for his impeachment by the very Jeffersonian Republicans ...
Lanny Davis, 2007
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New York Magazine
March 21, 1973 Nixon Orders The Payment Of Hush Money As testimony, tapes, and transcripts confirm, on this day a significant sequence of events took place. In the morning (first scene, reading left to right), John Dean tells Nixon the full ...
10
Robespierre and the French Revolution
Spenser and his buddy Hawk are helping a couple of troubled friends.
Loykie Loic Lomine, Robert B. Parker, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUSH MONEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hush money is used in the context of the following news items.
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'The Most Dangerous Man in America': The Fall of Richard Nixon …
“Hunt's testimony on hush money,” Nixon said, could lead prosecutors to the president's doorstep. They wrestled with the implications of ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
2
Any future Ghana Development plan has to be culture, stupid …
... the culture of law-enforcement institutions always prone to hush money; the culture of the three branches of government not-so-independent ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
3
Harold Wilson's foreign spy fears laid bare in secret documents …
His fears were sparked by media claims that Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe had for years been paying "hush money" to a former lover, male ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
The darkness that consumed Nixon: Why “Tricky Dick” could never …
“Hunt's testimony on hush money,” Nixon said, could lead prosecutors to the president's doorstep. They wrestled with the implications of ... «Salon, Jul 15»
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Former co-star writes blog titled: 'Of course Bill Cosby is guilty …
... including questions he answered under oath about his use of quaaludes and other drugs, his alleged use of hush money to silence women, ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
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Richard Nixon: The Most Dangerous Man in America
“Hunt's testimony on hush money,” Nixon said, could lead prosecutors to the president's doorstep. They wrestled with the implications of ... «In These Times, Jul 15»
7
Placement of Aaron Kromer on paid leave implies NFL finding of guilt
Kromer will end up paying way more in hush money than he would to have replaced those chairs five or six times over. But it was the principle ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
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Women in Bill Cosby Lawsuit Respond to Newly Released Testimony
... drugs, his alleged use of hush money to silence women, his deal to have an accuser's story spiked and his alleged affairs with other women. «NBC Southern California, Jul 15»
9
Did the Plain Dealer Silence A Harsh Critic on Twitter With Hush
... from the World Wide Web. While we don't know if hush money was taken or if it was all just a grand exit on his part it did get me to thinking. «Cleveland Leader, Jul 15»
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First accuser: Make all of Cosby's testimony public; confidentiality …
... made public, including questions Cosby answered under oath about his use of quaaludes and other drugs, his alleged use of hush money to ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»

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