pay to play

遊ぶために料金を払う

ゲームやスポーツ、楽器の演奏をするために金を払うこと。

やさしい英語で： 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?

よく使う表現： pay to play tennis, pay to play golf

参加するために金を払う

活動に参加したり機会を得たりするため金を払い、時に不当な有利さを得ること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

よく使う表現： pay to play here, pay to play again

金で政治的便宜を得る

政治家に金を渡し、その人が左右する仕事や機会を得ること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： buy influence

よく使う表現： pay to play politically, pay to play here

参加料、有料参加制度

活動に参加する前に支払いを求める制度、またはその料金。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： participation fee

よく使う表現： pay to play costs, pay to play fees

政治献金による利益誘導、政治腐敗

契約や仕事、利益を得るために政治家への金銭提供が必要となる仕組み。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： political corruption

よく使う表現： pay to play schemes, pay to play politics