noun
a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
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noun [noncount]
: money paid so that someone will keep information secret : money that you pay someone to hush something up
He's accused of paying her hush money to keep their affair secret.
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money that is paid to sb to prevent them from giving other people information that could be embarrassing or damaging
Useful english dictionary. 2012.