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payola

Syllabification: (pay·o·la)

Pronunciation: /pāˈōlə/

Definition of payola

noun

chiefly North American

the practice of bribing someone to use their influence or position to promote a particular product or interest:if a record company spends enough money on payola, it can make any record a hit