pay to play

pagar para jugar

Dar dinero para poder jugar, practicar un deporte o tocar un instrumento.

En inglés sencillo: To give money so that you can play a game, sport, or instrument.

• You must pay to play golf here.
• We paid to play tennis for an hour.
• Do children have to pay to play this game?

Expresiones frecuentes: pay to play tennis, pay to play golf

pagar para participar

Pagar para participar en una actividad o conseguir una oportunidad, a veces de forma injusta.

En inglés sencillo: To pay money to take part in an activity or gain an opportunity, sometimes unfairly.

• Small companies must pay to play in this market.
• Artists paid to play at the industry event.
• Do new suppliers have to pay to play here?

Expresiones frecuentes: pay to play here, pay to play again

comprar influencias

Dar dinero a políticos para conseguir negocios u otras oportunidades que dependen de ellos.

En inglés sencillo: To give politicians money to gain business or other opportunities they control.

• Contractors had to pay to play.
• The investigation showed that developers paid to play through campaign donations.
• Companies that refused to pay to play received no city contracts.

Sinónimos: buy influence

Expresiones frecuentes: pay to play politically, pay to play here

cuota de participación, participación de pago

Una cuota o sistema que exige pagar antes de participar en una actividad.

En inglés sencillo: A system or fee that requires people to pay before they can take part in an activity.

• Pay to play excludes some families.
• The club introduced pay to play to cover its costs.
• Parents objected to pay to play in school sports.

Sinónimos: participation fee

Expresiones frecuentes: pay to play costs, pay to play fees

corrupción política, pago de favores políticos

Un sistema que exige dar dinero a políticos para conseguir contratos, empleos u otras ventajas.

En inglés sencillo: A system where people must give politicians money to receive contracts, jobs, or other advantages.

• The investigation exposed pay to play.
• Several public contracts were linked to pay to play.
• The mayor denied allowing pay to play in city government.

Sinónimos: political corruption

Expresiones frecuentes: pay to play schemes, pay to play politics