HUSH MONEY

Meaning of HUSH MONEY in English

a bribe to keep someone silent about something, esp. to keep the receiver from exposing a scandal.

[ 1700-10 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HUSH MONEY — bribe to keep silent about something
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HUSH MONEY — ■ noun informal money paid to someone to prevent them from disclosing embarrassing or discreditable information.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HUSH MONEY — noun [ U ] money that is paid to sb to prevent them from giving other people information that could …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUSH MONEY — ˈhush ˌmoney BrE AmE noun [uncountable] money that is paid to someone not to tell other people about something embarrassing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUSH MONEY — If a person is paid hush money , someone gives them money not to reveal information they have which could …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUSH MONEY — If a person is paid ~, someone gives them money not to reveal information they have which could be damaging …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HUSH MONEY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Recently released from prison, Hubbell is once again under investigation by Starr, this time for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUSH MONEY — Synonyms and related words : account, allowance, assessment, bill, blackmail, blood money, boodle, bribe, bribe money, emolument, fee, footing, gratification, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUSH MONEY — Money given to hush up or conceal a robbery, theft, or any other offence, or to take off the evidence …
Slang English vocab
HUSH-MONEY — n. Bribe to keep silence, pay for concealment.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
HUSH MONEY — a payment made to an individual to keep them from disclosing certain information to others. Often illegal.
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
HUSH MONEY — плата за молчание плата за молчание - they paid him * они заплатили ему, чтобы он не поднимал шума
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUSH-MONEY — сущ. взятка за молчание n взятка за молчание hush-money взятка за молчание
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUSH MONEY — плата за молчание they paid him hush money - они заплатили ему, чтобы он не поднимал шума
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HUSH-MONEY — _n. взятка за молчание
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HUSH-MONEY — сущ.взятка за молчание
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HUSH MONEY — плата за молчание
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HUSH MONEY — плата за молчание they paid him ~ - они заплатили ему, чтобы он не поднимал шума
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HUSH MONEY — плата за молчание they paid him hush money - они заплатили ему, чтобы он не поднимал шума
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HUSH MONEY — взятка за молчание
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HUSH MONEY — взятка за молчание
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HUSH-MONEY — сущ. взятка за молчание
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HUSH MONEY — плата за молчание
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HUSH-MONEY — сущ. взятка за молчание
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HUSH MONEY — плата за молчание
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HUSH-MONEY — _n. взятка за молчание
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HUSH-MONEY — n. взятка за молчание
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HUSH-MONEY — взятка за молчание
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HUSH-MONEY — _n. взятка за молчание
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HUSH-MONEY — [n.] взятка за молчание
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
HUSH-MONEY — n взятка за молчание
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
HUSH MONEY — деньги за молчание (взяткополучателя, свидетеля и т.п.)
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
HUSH-MONEY — сущ. взятка за молчание n взятка за молчание hush-money взятка за молчание
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUSH MONEY — плата за молчание плата за молчание - they paid him * они заплатили ему, чтобы он не поднимал шума
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MONEY — I Commodity accepted by general consent as a medium of economic exchange. It is the medium in which cost , …
Английский словарь Британика
MONEY — I. ˈmənē, -ni noun ( plural moneys or monies ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English moneye, from Middle French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUSH — I. ˈhəsh, when imperative “ or sh often prolonged verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: back-formation from husht (II) , taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONEY — — moneyless , adj. /mun"ee/ , n. , pl. moneys, monies , adj. n. 1. any circulating medium of exchange, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUSH — — hushedly /hush"id lee, husht"lee/ , adv. — hushful , adj. — hushfully , adv. /hush/ , interj. 1. (used …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONEY — I. ˈmə-nē noun ( plural moneys or mon·ies ˈmə-nēz) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English moneye, from Anglo-French moneie, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUSH — I. ˈhəsh verb Etymology: back-formation from husht hushed, from Middle English hussht, from huissht, interjection used to enjoin silence Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUSH — adj silent; quiet. 2. hush ·noun stillness; silence; quiet. 3. hush ·vt to appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe. …
Webster English vocab
MONEY — [mon.ey] n, pl moneys or mon.ies often attrib [ME moneye, fr. MF moneie, fr. L moneta mint, money--more at mint] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HUSH — [hush] vb [back-formation fr. husht (hushed), fr. ME hussht, fr. huissht, interj. used to enjoin silence] vt (1546) 1: calm, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MONEY — a commodity accepted by general consent as a medium of economic exchange. It is the medium in which prices and …
Britannica English vocabulary
HUSH — hush BrE AmE hʌʃ ▷ hushed hʌʃt ▷ hushes ˈhʌʃ ɪz -əz ▷ hushing ˈhʌʃ ɪŋ ▶ ˈ hush ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MONEY — / ˈmʌni; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] what you earn by working or selling things, and use to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUSH — / hʌʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] (used especially in orders) to be quiet; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONEY — mon ‧ ey S1 W1 /ˈmʌni/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: moneie …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUSH — I. hush 1 /hʌʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: husht 'silent, hushed' (15-19 centuries) , from husht …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MONEY — n. 1 a a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. b a particular form of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HUSH — v., int., & n. --v.tr. & intr. make or become silent or quiet. --int. calling for silence. --n. an expectant …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MONEY — n. 1 a a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. b a particular form of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HUSH — v., int., & n. v.tr. & intr. make or become silent or quiet. int. calling for silence. n. an expectant …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MONEY — n.1 a a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. b a particular form of this …
Oxford English vocab
HUSH — v., int., & n. --v.tr. & intr. make or become silent or quiet. --int. calling for silence. --n. an expectant …
Oxford English vocab
MONEY — ( monies, or moneys) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Money is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUSH — ( hushes, hushing, hushed) 1. You say ‘ Hush! ’ to someone when you are asking or telling them to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUSH — (~es, ~ing, ~ed) 1. You say ‘Hush!’ to someone when you are asking or telling them to be quiet. Hush, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MONEY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUSH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a deathly hush/silence (= complete silence ) ▪ A deathly hush fell over the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MONEY — [noun] [U] - the coins or notes which are used to buy things, or the amount of these that one …
Cambridge English vocab
HUSH — [noun] [U] - a sudden calm silenceThere was a deathly hush after she made the announcement.An expectant hush descended/fell on …
Cambridge English vocab
HUSH — Synonyms and related words : allay, appease, assibilate, assibilation, awful silence, black out, buzz, calm, calm down, censor, choke, choke …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

← HU SHIH HUSH PUPPY→