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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pay•o•la (pā ō′lə),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]- Informal Termsa secret or private payment in return for the promotion of a product, service, etc., through the abuse of one's position, influence, or facilities.
- pay1 + -ola 1935–40, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: payola /peɪˈəʊlə/ n informal chiefly US - a bribe given to secure special treatment, esp to a disc jockey to promote a commercial product
- the practice of paying or receiving such bribes
Etymology: 20th Century: from pay1 + -ola, as in Pianola -ola, - a formative of no precise significance found in a variety of commercial coinages (Crayola;
granola;
Victrola) and jocular variations of words (crapola). - a suffix extracted from payola, used in coinages that have the general sense "bribery, esp. covert payments to an entertainment figure in return for promoting a product, making an appearance, etc.'' (playola;
plugola).
- Italian or Latin -ola diminutive suffix; see -ole1, -ule
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