English

Alternative forms

• pay to play

Adjective

pay-to-play ‎(not comparable)

1. (video games, of an online game) Requiring payment from the player.
2. (by extension, politics, of a politician or a party) Accepting donations in exchange for favors; corrupt.
   • 2004, Larry N. Gerston, ‎Terry Christensen, Recall!: California's Political Earthquake

     Davis's pay-to-play reputation, demanding donations before he would consider policies or appointments favorable to the potential donors, was used against him.

Antonyms

• free-to-play

Synonyms

• pay-for-play
• quid pro quo