payolan.

Brit.

/peɪˈəʊlə/, U.S.

/peɪˈoʊlə/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pay v.¹, -ola suffix².

Etymology: < pay v.¹ + -ola suffix², perhaps originally after Victrola n.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

The practice of bribing a person to use his or her influence to promote a particular commercial interest, product, etc.; a bribe of this kind, or the money used as a bribe.Originally: bribery of a bandleader or disc jockey to promote a particular recording or artist. See also plugola n.In quot. 1937: the recipient of such a payment.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > for promotion of product

payola1937

plugola1954

1937 Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle 20 Oct. 16/2 A ‘payola’ is an orchestra leader who expects to receive a fee from a publisher for ‘plugging’ a song.

1938 Variety 19 Oct. 41 The payola element had made their deals with bandleaders on the expectation that they continue to get 19c, thereby making it profitable to do business with the plug at a rate of around 10c a point.

1938 Variety 19 Oct. 41 (heading) Plug payolas perplexed.

1953 Time 23 Feb. 56/3 A world where cut-ins (giving a performer a share of a song's profits), hot stoves (open bribes) and other forms of payola were standing operating procedure.

1958 S. Ellin Eighth Circle (1959) ii. vii. 84 The unerring way he gravitated toward the graft, the payola, the swindle.

1960 Life 4 July 1/1 They have had a bellyful of payola, influence peddling, quiz show rigging.

1972 P. Black Biggest Aspidistra i. iii. 30 Gramophone records began to take over from sheet music and presented fresh temptations... Plugging re-emerged under the name of payola.

1976 N. Ross Policeman 30 Police and Blacks alike realized that it's better for both parties to succumb to the evils of ‘payola’ than be bothered with traffic citations and court dates.

1994 D. Cassidy & C. Deffaa C'mon, get Happy vi. 65 If a record company spends enough money on publicity and promotion and payola, it can make any record a hit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	payola
释义	payolan. Brit. /peɪˈəʊlə/, U.S. /peɪˈoʊlə/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pay v.¹, -ola suffix². Etymology: < pay v.¹ + -ola suffix², perhaps originally after Victrola n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). The practice of bribing a person to use his or her influence to promote a particular commercial interest, product, etc.; a bribe of this kind, or the money used as a bribe.Originally: bribery of a bandleader or disc jockey to promote a particular recording or artist. See also plugola n.In quot. 1937: the recipient of such a payment. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > for promotion of product payola1937 plugola1954 1937 Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle 20 Oct. 16/2 A ‘payola’ is an orchestra leader who expects to receive a fee from a publisher for ‘plugging’ a song. 1938 Variety 19 Oct. 41 The payola element had made their deals with bandleaders on the expectation that they continue to get 19c, thereby making it profitable to do business with the plug at a rate of around 10c a point. 1938 Variety 19 Oct. 41 (heading) Plug payolas perplexed. 1953 Time 23 Feb. 56/3 A world where cut-ins (giving a performer a share of a song's profits), hot stoves (open bribes) and other forms of payola were standing operating procedure. 1958 S. Ellin Eighth Circle (1959) ii. vii. 84 The unerring way he gravitated toward the graft, the payola, the swindle. 1960 Life 4 July 1/1 They have had a bellyful of payola, influence peddling, quiz show rigging. 1972 P. Black Biggest Aspidistra i. iii. 30 Gramophone records began to take over from sheet music and presented fresh temptations... Plugging re-emerged under the name of payola. 1976 N. Ross Policeman 30 Police and Blacks alike realized that it's better for both parties to succumb to the evils of ‘payola’ than be bothered with traffic citations and court dates. 1994 D. Cassidy & C. Deffaa C'mon, get Happy vi. 65 If a record company spends enough money on publicity and promotion and payola, it can make any record a hit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1937
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