hush money

noun

: money paid so that someone will keep information secret : money that a person pays someone to hush something up

He's accused of paying her hush money to keep their affair secret.

Examples of hush money in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court for former US President Donald Trump's trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, in New York City, on April 30, 2024. —Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025

Blanche was Trump’s lead defense attorney in the president’s criminal trial last year, in which Trump was found guilty on 34 felony charges related to a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. —Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025

The criminal trial regarding his hush money payments began on April 15, 2024. —Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025

The executive order targeting Paul, Weiss specifically mentioned Mike Pomerantz, an attorney who worked for the firm before joining the Manhattan district attorney’s office on the hush money criminal case against Trump. —Ella Lee, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for hush money

• bunny
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