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payola

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Noun — A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).

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Etymology

Perhaps a blend of pay and Victrola, equivalent to pay plus the suffix -ola.

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