Thesaurus / hush money
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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hush money, such as: kickback, blackmail, extortion, graft, and payola.
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He evidently has no suspicion, or he would have come to us for hush-money long ago.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME II (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSAt such a moment then, called our ladies-legatees, clamorous for hush-money.
HEARTMARTIN FARQUHAR TUPPERHis father looked at him with a countenance full of disgust, and answered grimly: "Oh, it's hush-money you're after, is it?"
BELFORD'S MAGAZINE, VOL. II, NO. 3, FEBRUARY 1889VARIOUSSaid he was afraid it would lead him to accept ‘dirty money’—you know, hush money—from real wrongdoers.
WHISPERS AT DAWNROY J. SNELLWill the bell-boy who works for tips grow up to be a policeman who accepts hush-money from the corner saloon-keeper?
THE ITCHING PALMWILLIAM R SCOTTThe thieves, too, seized this opportunity for extorting hush-money; but Wad er Reis soon re-established public security.
TEN YEARS' CAPTIVITY IN THE MAHDI'S CAMP 1882-1892F. R. WINGATEPersonally, I believe he paid certain persons whose wives were "disciples" hush-money.
THE MINISTER OF EVILWILLIAM LE QUEUXHis great friend, Mr. Comus, certainly was, and Mr. Quickly only got off by paying an immense sum in hush-money.
FIFTEEN CHAPTERS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHYGEORGE WILLIAM ERSKINE RUSSELLAnd egad, if he behaves too badly, he shall pay hush-money, or the governor shall know!
HERALDS OF EMPIREAGNES C. LAUTHe gave her husband six maunds of rupees as hush money, so the cheat burnt the corpse and returned home laden with spoil.
SANTAL FOLK TALESA. CAMPBELLWORDS RELATED TO HUSH MONEY
- allurement
- bait
- blackmail
- buyoff
- compensation
- contract
- corrupt money
- corrupting gift
- enticement
- envelope
- feedbag
- fringe benefit
- gift
- goody
- graft
- gratuity
- gravy
- grease
- hush money
- ice
- incentive
- inducement
- influence peddling
- kickback
- lagniappe
- lure
- payola
- perk
- perquisite
- present
- price
- protection
- remuneration
- reward
- sop
- sweetener
- sweetening
- take
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