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English Dictionary: hush money by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hush money
n
  1. a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hush \Hush\, n.
      Stillness; silence; quiet. [R.] [bd]It is the hush of
      night.[b8] --Byron.
  
      {Hush money}, money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the
            disclosure of facts. --Swift.
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