From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishblood moneyˈblood ˌmoney noun [uncountable] 1 KILLMONEYmoney paid for murdering someone2 MONEYKILLmoney paid to the family of someone who has been murdered
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blood money• It had been financed by blood money, blood money from the wealthy parents of Charles's dead wife.• Senator Jackson said this was blood money and an outrage. 