noun ( informal )
1.
a payment of money to sb so that they will not cause you any trouble or to make them keep a secret
SYN bribe
2.
a payment of money to sb to persuade them to leave their job
3.
an advantage or a reward from sth you have done
noun ( informal )
1.
a payment of money to sb so that they will not cause you any trouble or to make them keep a secret
SYN bribe
2.
a payment of money to sb to persuade them to leave their job
3.
an advantage or a reward from sth you have done
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005