Pay-to-play

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Accepting donations or favors in exchange for favors; corrupt. not-comparable

    "Near-synonym: quid pro quo (attributively)"

  2. 2
    Requiring payment from the player. not-comparable

    "Near-synonym: paywalled"

Example

More examples

"Near-synonym: quid pro quo (attributively)"

Etymology

See pay to play.

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