n.
Pronunciation: p ā - ' ō -l ə
Function: noun
Etymology: 1 pay + -ola (as in Pianola, trademark for a player piano)
Date: 1938
: undercover or indirect payment (as to a disc jockey) for a commercial favor (as for promoting a particular recording)
n.
Pronunciation: p ā - ' ō -l ə
Function: noun
Etymology: 1 pay + -ola (as in Pianola, trademark for a player piano)
Date: 1938
: undercover or indirect payment (as to a disc jockey) for a commercial favor (as for promoting a particular recording)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012