HUSH MONEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hush money mean? 

• HUSH MONEY (noun)
  The noun HUSH MONEY has 1 sense:

1. a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret

  Familiarity information: HUSH MONEY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HUSH MONEY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("hush money" is a kind of...):

bribe; payoff (payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment)