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hush money

money that you pay someone to stop them telling anyone else about something that you want to keep secret. His assistant had been paid hush money to stop him from speaking to the press.

See also: money

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hush someone up

to not let someone talk about something. She knew about the defects, and company officials tried to hush her up.

hush something up

to not let something become known. She could have died ten years ago, and the news was hushed up. They made a great effort to hush things up and maintain order.