| 词汇 | payola |
| 释义 | payola noun[ C or U ] mainly USold-fashionedinformaluk /peɪˈəʊ.lə/ us /peɪˈoʊ.lə/ a secret payment to someone for doing something illegal in business（为进行非法商业交易进行的）贿赂，买通 Payment methods anti-kickback ATM card automatic withdrawal bad cheque baksheesh bribe chip commission liquid meal ticket microtransaction monetization monetize money-back monometallic payoff ready money remittance severance wave and pay payola | Business Englishpayola noun[ C or U ] informaluk /peɪˈəʊlə/us a secret payment to someone for doing something illegal in business or politics, or the act of making such payments: parliamentary payola Many organizations now have guidelines about payola, intended to prevent an employee from accepting gifts that might compromise his or her independence. Examples of payolapayola First, it is a straight "payola" through the urban programme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And we know that "payola" is being investigated at the moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is why we should throw out this part of the clause, the payola for the rich that it is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they do not show incompetence, they show, as one newspaper pointed out, the most unsavoury sort of political collusion between councils and tenants—a sort of political payola. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For the next four years, the theater showed a weekly profit of $20,000 after payola. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. To the annoyance of most music publishers, he refused to accept payola. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They, however, refuse due to the eradication of the illegal numbers game "jueteng", from which the good senator receives a payola. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Labels turned to independent promoters to circumvent allegations of payola. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was caught up in the payola scandal of the late 1950s, and admitted to having accepted thousands of dollars for playing certain records. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The paid air time was criticized by the media, who saw it as payola. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Attempts were made to link all payola with rock and roll music. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In contrast to payola, however, this is not an illegal practice. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Prosecution for payola in the 1950s was in part a reaction of the traditional music establishment against newcomers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He introduced the new material to his movers and groovers, never accepting payola though payola was the norm at the time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Much early commercial radio was completely freeform; this changed drastically with the payola scandals of the 1950s. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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