payola
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps a blend of pay + Victrola, equivalent to pay + -ola.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /peɪˈoʊlə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /peɪˈəʊlə/
- Rhymes: -əʊlə
- Hyphenation: pay‧ola
Noun[edit]
payola (countable and uncountable, plural payolas)
- (US) 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).
Translations[edit]
See also[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English payola, in the sense of bribe.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
payola (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌᜓᜎ)
Further reading[edit]
- “payola”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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- English blends
- English terms suffixed with -ola
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/əʊlə
- Rhymes:English/əʊlə/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- American English
- Tagalog terms borrowed from English
- Tagalog terms derived from English
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script