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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Emil Bove attends Manhattan criminal court during Trump's sentencing in the hush money case in New York, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
In Donald Trump’s hush money case, Trump’s sentencing in January, 10 days before he was inaugurated for his second term, had the audio broadcast.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
The charges included allegedly retaining classified documents, a hush money case, and election interference.
—Ally Goelz, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2025
The hush money case is the only criminal case against Trump that actually went to trial, as the president has been overwhelmingly able to get out of the criminal charges against him.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
In Donald Trump’s hush money case, Trump’s sentencing in January, 10 days before he was inaugurated for his second term, had the audio broadcast.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
The charges included allegedly retaining classified documents, a hush money case, and election interference.
—Ally Goelz, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2025
The hush money case is the only criminal case against Trump that actually went to trial, as the president has been overwhelmingly able to get out of the criminal charges against him.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 11 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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