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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca