appearance money

noun

1. money paid by a promoter of an event to a particular celebrity in order to ensure that the celebrity takes part in the event

Example Sentences

In most seasons he either got outcoached, outrecruited, or put the team in outmatched situations to get appearance money.

From Los Angeles Times

Now 17, she was ordered to forfeit “any titles, awards, medals, profits, prizes and appearance money” earned after her positive doping sample was collected.

From New York Times

The players are also due to earn an additional $30,000 each in appearance money from FIFA.

From Washington Times

The players are also due to earn an additional $30,000 each in appearance money from FIFA.

From Seattle Times

Most criticism of LIV Golf has focused on the noncompetitive, no-cut, 54-hole format with locked-in appearance money and grotesque purses.

From Washington Post