Associations to the word «Payola»

Wiktionary

PAYOLA, noun. (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).

Dictionary definition

PAYOLA, noun. A bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats