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Payola

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Noun

1. payola

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Payola

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noun informal, mainly US
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

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Payola

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noun Informal
1. 
the practice of paying bribes or graft for commercial advantage or special favors, as to a disc jockey for promoting one recording over others
2. 
this kind of bribe or graft

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Payola

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n.
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.

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