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Pronunciation / Transliteration: peiora
"ラジオ局での音楽の放送を巡るペイオラ問題が発覚した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The practice of bribing someone, especially a radio broadcaster, to commercialize a product or play a particular song.
"The federal investigation revealed widespread payola involving major record labels and popular DJs."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Blend of 'pay' and the suffix '-ola' (as in Pianola), originating in the US music industry in the 1930s to describe secret bribes paid to radio disc jockeys for playing specific records.
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pot-de-vin
Transliteration: pot-de-vin
"La station de radio a été accusée de verser des pots-de-vin."
Bestechung
Transliteration: Bestechung
"Der Skandal deckte verdeckte Bestechung in der Musikindustrie auf."
mazzetta
Transliteration: mazzetta
"L'inchiesta ha svelato un giro di mazzette nel settore radiofonico."
payola
Transliteration: payola
"La payola sigue siendo un problema ético en algunas emisoras de radio."
jabá
Transliteration: jabá
"Muitas rádios foram investigadas por aceitar jabá para tocar músicas."
घूस
Transliteration: ghoos
"गाने बजाने के लिए रेडियो जॉकी को घूस देना अवैध है।"
回扣
Transliteration: huíkoù
"唱片公司通过支付回扣来确保歌曲在电台播放。"
페이올라
Transliteration: pei-olla
"그 방송국은 음악 방송과 관련된 페이올라 스캔들에 연루되었습니다."
ペイオラ
Transliteration: peiora
"ラジオ局での音楽の放送を巡るペイオラ問題が発覚した。"
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