hush money

noun

: money paid so that someone will keep information secret : money that a person pays someone to hush something up

He's accused of paying her hush money to keep their affair secret.

Examples of hush money in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Thursday’s rambling and false claim filled press conference is the first Trump has given since he was convicted on 34 felony counts in his hush money trial. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024

Trump was convicted in his New York hush money case but is unlikely to face jail time. —Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Aug. 2024

Trump this year was found guilty of 34 counts of business fraud for covering up a hush money payment to Daniels shortly before the 2016 election to hide his relationship with her. —Ashley Parker, Washington Post, 26 July 2024

In addition to his conviction in the New York hush money case, Trump referred to pending cases in Washington, D.C., and Georgia alleging efforts to steal the 2020 election from Biden. —David Jackson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2024