'Hush money' definitions:
Definition of 'hush money'
From: WordNet
noun
A bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
Definition of 'Hush money'
From: GCIDE
- Hush \Hush\, n. Stillness; silence; quiet. [R.] "It is the hush of night." --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- Hush money, money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the disclosure of facts. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hush money'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- account,
- allowance,
- assessment,
- bill,
- blackmail,
- blood money,
- boodle,
- bribe,
- bribe money,
- emolument,
- fee,
- footing,
- gratification,
- gratuity,
- initiation fee,
- mileage,
- payoff,
- payola,
- protection,
- reckoning,
- retainer,
- retaining fee,
- scot,
- sop,
- stipend,
- tribute