PAYOLA


Meaning of PAYOLA in English

[ peɪ'əʊlə ]

■ noun chiefly N. Amer. bribery in return for the unofficial promotion of a product in the media.

Origin

1930s: from pay 1 + -ola as in Victrola , the name of a make of gramophone.

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