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blood money


blood money

noun

Definition of BLOOD MONEY

1
: money obtained at the cost of another's life
2
: money paid (as by a killer or the killer's clan) to the family of a person who has been killed
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Examples of BLOOD MONEY

  1. the blood money earned by people who profited from the tragedy
  2. They accepted blood money in exchange for the murderer's execution.

First Known Use of BLOOD MONEY

1535

Rhymes with BLOOD MONEY

dust bunny, mad money, pin money, prize money, seed money, smart money

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