/ peɪˈəʊlə; NAmE -ˈoʊlə/ noun
[ U ] ( NAmE , informal ) the practice of giving or taking payments for doing sth illegal, especially for illegally influencing the sales of a particular product
SYN bribery
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from pay + -ola as in Victrola , the name of a make of gramophone.