WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
con′science mon′ey, 
  1. money paid, often anonymously, to relieve one's conscience, as for an obligation previously evaded or a wrong done.
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
conscience money n
  1. money paid voluntarily to compensate for dishonesty, esp money paid voluntarily for taxes formerly evaded

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