| 单词 | palm-greasing |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspalm-greasing palm-greasing n. and adj. slang (a) adj. of or relating to bribery (rare); (b) n. the offering of a financial incentive or inducement; bribery. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > bribery meedc1275 corruptionc1425 bribing?c1524 suborning?1532 bribery1560 budding1640 subornation1670 palmistry1828 palm-greasing1832 boodling1886 a greasing of palms1889 sugaring1891 fix1929 pay-off1930 schmear1950 long leg1967 1832 T. Carlyle in Edinb. Rev. July 360 Farewell, a long farewell to all my greatness! the spirit-stirring Vote, the ear-piercing Hear;..soft Palm-greasing first of raptures. 1886 S. Baring-Gould Court Royal I. iv. 56 The police..were extortionate in their demand for palm-greasing. 1990 Punch 27 July 21/1 Tactful explanation of each country's lines of demarcation between legal palm-greasing and outright bribery. < as lemmas |
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