hush money
noun
: money paid so that someone will keep information secret : money that a person pays someone to hush something up
He's accused of paying her hush money to keep their affair secret.
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Last week, Gary/Greg offered Belinda $100,000 in hush money framed as a posthumous business investment from Tanya.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Trump lashed out at Boasberg once again Monday, comparing him to the New York judge who handled his hush money case.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
Blanche, the lead attorney in Trump's New York hush money trial, is now his deputy attorney general.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Trump, who is also a felon after being found guilty in the hush money trial, also shared a set of videos displaying how Swift was greeted versus how the fans at the stadium greeted him.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Trump lashed out at Boasberg once again Monday, comparing him to the New York judge who handled his hush money case.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
Blanche, the lead attorney in Trump's New York hush money trial, is now his deputy attorney general.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Trump, who is also a felon after being found guilty in the hush money trial, also shared a set of videos displaying how Swift was greeted versus how the fans at the stadium greeted him.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hush money
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“Hush money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush%20money. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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