Related Words for payola

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kickbacks
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Noun, Noun
bribes
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Noun
cronyism
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Noun
sleaze
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Noun
crony
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Noun
scandal
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Noun
bribery
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Noun
collusion
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Noun
extortion
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Noun
payoffs
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Noun
racketeering
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Noun
profiteering
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Noun
advertising
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Noun
nepotism
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Noun
lobbying
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Noun
malfeasance
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Noun
scam
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Noun
sleazy
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Adjective
airplay
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Noun
payouts
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Noun
chicanery
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Noun
subsidization
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Noun
royalties
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Noun
corruption
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Noun
remuneration
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Noun
whoring
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Noun
payroll
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Noun
soap
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Noun
palm oil
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Phrase, Noun
score
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Noun
graft
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Noun
quid pro quo
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Phrase, Noun
meed
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Noun
paycheck
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Noun
sweetener
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Noun
payee
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Noun
bounty
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Noun
hush money
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Phrase, Noun
dash
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Noun
song
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Noun
vail
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Name
tribute
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Noun
dole
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Noun
money for old rope
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Name, Name
reward
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Noun
easy money
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
quid
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Noun
voucher
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Noun
pork
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Noun
toke
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Noun
stipend
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Noun
pile
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Noun
protection
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Noun
welfare
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Noun
consideration
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Noun
gratification
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Noun
perk
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Noun
bail
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Noun
lulu
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Name
loot
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Noun
blackmail
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Noun
bargain
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Noun
party favor
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
lolly
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Name
chit
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Noun
money for jam
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Phrase, Noun
largesse
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Noun
concession
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Noun
pocket money
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Phrase, Noun
allowance
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Noun
sponsor
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Noun
gratuity
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Noun
compensation
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Noun
pension
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Noun
pin money
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Phrase, Noun
jack
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Name
favor
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Noun
benny
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Name
picking
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Verb
dirty money
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
coin
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Noun
goody
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Name
accepting
x/x
Verb
investigation
xxx/x
Noun
practice
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Noun
industry
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Noun
form
/
Noun
known
/
Verb
breakeven
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
save
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Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
milestone
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Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
backwater
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Noun, Verb
headlines
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Noun
oh
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Noun, Verb
fall
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Verb, Noun
stovepipe
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Noun, Verb
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective