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Definition of payola
payola
- Money transferred directly from a band to a DJ, to bribe the DJ into playing their songs either on the radio or on a video channel.
The DJ was fired for accepting Payola.
Last edited on Mar 02 2003. Submitted by Matt F. from Mississauga, ON, Canada on Mar 02 2003.
- money paid to radio stations in exchange for song airtime.
- See more words with the same meaning: money.
Last edited on Sep 27 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 27 2009.
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Definitions include: worth 100,000 units of a currency to just below 1,000,000 units. | |
Definitions include: a wad of currency in small denominations with a large denomination bill around the outside to make it look like more money. | |
Definitions include: coins. | |
Definitions include: abbreviated form of "okay". | |
Definitions include: paper money. | |
Definitions include: one hundred dollars. | |
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Definitions include: to throw paper currency into the air above or near a group of people, so that they can grab it. | |
Definitions include: money. | |
Definitions include: $500 | |
Definitions include: $20. | |
Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
Definitions include: a Canadian one dollar coin. | |
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