pay-to-playadj.

Brit.

/ˌpeɪtəˈpleɪ/, U.S.

/ˌpeɪdəˈpleɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pay v.¹, to prep., conj., and adv., play v.

Etymology: < pay v.¹ + to prep., conj., and adv. + play v.

U.S.

a. Of or relating to an arrangement in which players of a game or sport must pay a fee to participate.

ΚΠ

1924 Escanaba (Mich.) Daily Press 19 Feb. 6/2 Ladies of the Catholic Aid will be hostesses tonight at an invitational ‘pay-to-play’ card party.

1948 Los Angeles Times 13 Apr. ii. 11/3 Southern California's..Public Links Association..team-play program passed the first round of elimination..on pay-to-play courses all over the area.

1987 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 21 May c2/6 The money saved by collecting the pay-to-play fee will be used in the athletic program.

2009 J. Kellerman True Detectives xx. 191 A grubby pay-to-play pool table topped with wrinkled felt attracted no comers.

b. Of or relating to an arrangement in which musicians or other performers must pay a fee to perform at a particular venue.

ΚΠ

1989 Los Angeles Times 16 Feb. (Orange County ed.) vi. 11/4 The Coach House is not running the sort of ‘pay-to-play’ arrangement that some Hollywood clubs follow.

1997 D. Waller in D. Snowden Make Music go Bang! 125 What I didn't foresee was that all the heavy-metal kidz would..promptly bend over for the..club owners' new pay-to-play rules.

2014 Daily Texan (Univ. Texas, Austin) (Nexis) 18 Feb. 1 His band booked a pay-to-play show early in its career in order to get an opportunity to play an unnamed ‘big venue’ in town.

2. Of or relating to a situation in which payment is demanded or required, often illegally, in exchange for political influence, access to business opportunities, or other benefits.

ΚΠ

1988 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. 31 Oct. a15/5 Riffe organized a ‘pay-to-play’ system in Columbus which expected those seeking favors from Ohio's government to pay for them with campaign donations.

1993 Wall St. Jrnl. 6 Oct. a6/3 Pay-to-play payments could be grounds for securities-law enforcement action against bond dealers.

2004 L. N. Gerston & T. Christensen Recall! 150 Davis was sometimes criticized for..‘pay-to-play’ politics—meaning that he wouldn't listen to people and/or groups unless they first contributed to his campaign.

2013 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 14 Mar. a3/2 The turnpike operates under a pay-to-play system that is illegal and corrupt.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pay-to-play
释义	pay-to-playadj. Brit. /ˌpeɪtəˈpleɪ/, U.S. /ˌpeɪdəˈpleɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pay v.¹, to prep., conj., and adv., play v. Etymology: < pay v.¹ + to prep., conj., and adv. + play v. U.S. 1. a. Of or relating to an arrangement in which players of a game or sport must pay a fee to participate. ΚΠ 1924 Escanaba (Mich.) Daily Press 19 Feb. 6/2 Ladies of the Catholic Aid will be hostesses tonight at an invitational ‘pay-to-play’ card party. 1948 Los Angeles Times 13 Apr. ii. 11/3 Southern California's..Public Links Association..team-play program passed the first round of elimination..on pay-to-play courses all over the area. 1987 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 21 May c2/6 The money saved by collecting the pay-to-play fee will be used in the athletic program. 2009 J. Kellerman True Detectives xx. 191 A grubby pay-to-play pool table topped with wrinkled felt attracted no comers. b. Of or relating to an arrangement in which musicians or other performers must pay a fee to perform at a particular venue. ΚΠ 1989 Los Angeles Times 16 Feb. (Orange County ed.) vi. 11/4 The Coach House is not running the sort of ‘pay-to-play’ arrangement that some Hollywood clubs follow. 1997 D. Waller in D. Snowden Make Music go Bang! 125 What I didn't foresee was that all the heavy-metal kidz would..promptly bend over for the..club owners' new pay-to-play rules. 2014 Daily Texan (Univ. Texas, Austin) (Nexis) 18 Feb. 1 His band booked a pay-to-play show early in its career in order to get an opportunity to play an unnamed ‘big venue’ in town. 2. Of or relating to a situation in which payment is demanded or required, often illegally, in exchange for political influence, access to business opportunities, or other benefits. ΚΠ 1988 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. 31 Oct. a15/5 Riffe organized a ‘pay-to-play’ system in Columbus which expected those seeking favors from Ohio's government to pay for them with campaign donations. 1993 Wall St. Jrnl. 6 Oct. a6/3 Pay-to-play payments could be grounds for securities-law enforcement action against bond dealers. 2004 L. N. Gerston & T. Christensen Recall! 150 Davis was sometimes criticized for..‘pay-to-play’ politics—meaning that he wouldn't listen to people and/or groups unless they first contributed to his campaign. 2013 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 14 Mar. a3/2 The turnpike operates under a pay-to-play system that is illegal and corrupt. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1924
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