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Word: Payola
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1930s: from pay + -ola as in Victrola, the name of a make of gramophone
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
peɪˈəʊlə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the practice of bribing someone in return for the unofficial promotion of a product in the media
Short Definition:practice of bribing someone in return for unofficial promotion of product in media
Examples:- if a record company spends enough money on payola, it can make any record a hit
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