grease payment
grease payment · grease payments
A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level…A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.
Meaning
1 senses(US, idiomatic)A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
See lubrication payment § Etymology.See lubrication payment § Etymology.
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Forms
plural: grease payments| Singular | grease payment |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedpalm oil