Payment and Payola

Payment

Payment noun - The act of offering money in exchange for goods or services.
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Payola and payment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Payola" instead a noun "Payment".

Nearby Words: pay, paying, payable, payer, payed

Payola

Payola noun - A bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record.
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Payment and payola are semantically related. You can use "Payment" instead a noun "Payola".
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