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Definition of Payola
1. Noun. A bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record.
Definition of Payola
1. Noun. (American English) A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Payola
1. a secret payment for favors [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Payola
Literary usage of Payola
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Greek and English Dictionary, Comprising All the Words in the Writings of by John Groves (1830)
"... -h, -In, (fe. s-pave/u to provide) provident, careful, thoughtful. TI payola, -as,
Ion. -t'i, -nc, 4, (II'. same)foresight, providence care ..."
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