payola

payola
payola (n.) "graft" (especially to disc jockeys from record companies to play their music), 1938 [in a "Variety" headline, "Plug payolas perplexed"], from pay off "bribery" (underworld slang from 1930) + ending from VICTROLA (Cf. Victrola), etc. (see PIANOLA (Cf. pianola)).

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  • payola — pay‧o‧la [peɪˈəʊlə ǁ ˈoʊlə] noun [uncountable] informal the practice of making secret payments to someone so they will use their influence, especially on television or radio, to help sell a particular product: • a four year investigation into… …   Financial and business terms

  • Payola —   [amerikanisch, peɪ jola], Mitte der Fünfzigerjahre in den USA im Zusammenhang mit der kommerziellen Verbreitung des Rock n Roll aufgekommene Praxis, die Discjockeys in den Radiostationen für das Airplay von Schallplatten zu bezahlen. Der… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • payola — pay·o·la /pā ō lə/ n: a secret or indirect payment (as to a disc jockey) for a commercial favor (as for promoting a particular record) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • payola — ► NOUN chiefly N. Amer. ▪ bribery in return for the unofficial promotion of a product in the media. ORIGIN from PAY(Cf. ↑payer) + ola as in Victrola, a make of gramophone; the term originally referred to the bribery of a disc jockey to promote a… …   English terms dictionary

  • payola — ☆ payola [pā ō′lə ] n. [ PAY1 + ola, as in Pianola (trademark for a player piano) > Tin Pan Alley pianola, slang term for the music business] Slang 1. the practice of paying bribes or graft for commercial advantage or special favors, as to a… …   English World dictionary

  • Payola — La payola est un ensemble de paiements faits par une maison de disques à des stations de radios pour que ces dernières diffusent en priorité les morceaux édités par cette maison afin d augmenter leur exposition et leur classement dans les listes… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Payola — This article is about a legal term. For the Canadian band, see Payolas. For the New Zealand band, see Payola (band). For the Northern Irish band, see Pay*Ola …   Wikipedia

  • Payola — Die Bezeichnung Payola setzt sich zusammen aus den Worten pay (engl.: bezahlen) und Victrola und steht für den Vorgang des “pay for play” (engl.: „bezahlen für das Spielen“). Dieser Vorgang beschreibt die Bestechung von Disc Jockeys und Programm… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • payola — UK [peɪˈəʊlə] / US [peɪˈoʊlə] noun Word forms payola : singular payola plural payolas mainly American a) [uncountable] the practice of giving someone a secret payment so that they will influence people to buy what you are selling b) [countable] a …   English dictionary

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