pay-to-play en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
See pay to play.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of a politician, qualifier:political party; etc; political party; etc) Accepting donations or favors in exchange for favors; corrupt.
Davis's pay-to-play reputation, demanding donations before he would consider policies or appointments favorable to the potential donors, was used against him.
2004, Larry N. Gerston, Terry Christensen, Recall!: California's Political Earthquake:Near-synonym: quid pro quo (attributively)
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(not-comparable, of an online game) Requiring payment from the player.
Near-synonyms: paywalled, subscription (attributively)
As the lawsuit claims, we’re being programmed to constantly seek a dopamine hit from each swipe in what it calls a “pay-to-play” loop.
2024 March 14, Georgina Lawton, “I’m not surprised people are suing a dating app company – our addiction to swiping makes us miserable”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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Relateds
backscratcher · green handshake · you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours · scratch someone's back · backscratching