Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"Hush money"

Easy money

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Money earned by wrong means

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Bribe paid to secure silence

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Money overdue

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Money not wanted

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Solution

The correct option is B Bribe paid to secure silence
If a person is paid 'hush money', someone gives them money not to reveal information they have which could be damaging or embarrassing. To put in simpler terms, the phrase refers to bribe. Therefore option C is the correct answer.
Options A, B, D and E are incorrect because these are not the meanings of the given phrase.

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