hush money
noun
1 hush money
A bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret.
Roget 973:
reward,
recompense,
remuneration,
meed,
guerdon†,
reguerdon†;
price.
[payment for damage or debt]
indemnity,
indemnification;
quittance;
compensation;
reparation,
redress,
satisfaction;
reckoning,
acknowledgment,
requital,
amends,
sop;
atonement,
retribution;
consideration,
return,
quid pro quo.
salvage,
perquisite;
vail
etc.
(donation)
784†.
douceur [Fr.],
bribe;
hush money,
smart money†;
blackmail,
extortion;
carcelage†;
solatium†.
allowance,
salary,
stipend,
wages,
compensation;
pay,
payment;
emolument;
tribute;
batta†,
shot,
scot;
bonus,
premium,
tip;
fee,
honorarium;
hire;
dasturi†,
dustoori†;
mileage.
crown
etc.
(decoration of honor)
877.
... show more
Roget 30:
compensation,
equation;
commutation;
indemnification;
compromise;
etc.
774
neutralization,
nullification;
counteraction
etc.
179;
reaction;
measure for measure,
retaliation,
etc.
718
equalization;
etc.
27;
robbing Peter to pay Paul.
set-off,
offset;
make-weight,
casting-weight;
counterpoise,
ballast;
indemnity,
equivalent,
quid pro quo;
bribe,
hush money;
amends
etc.
(atonement)
952;
counterbalance,
counterclaim;
cross-debt,
cross-demand.
... show more
Dutch: zwijggeld
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 ... show more.
debug info: 0.0403