Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The fact or state of being for sale, especially with reference to bribes or corruption.

    Käuflichkeit

    прода́жностьprodážnostʹ

More definitions
  • prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
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being for sale:

Origin

From venal + -ity, from French vénalité or Latin vēnālitās, from vēnālis (“venal”), from v

From venal + -ity, from French vénalité or Latin vēnālitās, from vēnālis (“venal”), from vēnum; compare English vend.

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Forms

plural: venalities
Singularvenality
Pluralvenalities

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedvenal

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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