conscience money

noun

money paid, often anonymously, to relieve one's conscience, as for an obligation previously evaded or a wrong done.

Origin of conscience money

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby conscience money

consanguineous, consanguinity, consarned, conscience, conscience clause, conscience money, conscience-stricken, conscientious, conscientious objection, conscientious objector, conscionable

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Example sentences from the Web for conscience money

Some of the furniture he kept for himself; but the bulk of it went to his sister as conscience-money.
At Sunwich Port, Complete|W.W. Jacobs
It's like conscience-money—you know what that is, don't you?
New Treasure Seekers|E. (Edith) Nesbit
There are over two hundred thousand dollars in securities and they have evidently been left there by somebody as conscience-money.
The Crevice|William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
"Conscience-money," said Mr. Bonnithorne, pursing up his mouth.
A Son of Hagar|Sir Hall Caine

Next in importance to it were Mr. Baldwin's revelations on the subject of "conscience-money."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 9, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for conscience money

conscience money

noun

money paid voluntarily to compensate for dishonesty, esp money paid voluntarily for taxes formerly evaded

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单词	conscience money
释义	conscience money noun money paid, often anonymously, to relieve one's conscience, as for an obligation previously evaded or a wrong done. Origin of conscience money First recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby conscience money consanguineous, consanguinity, consarned, conscience, conscience clause, conscience money, conscience-stricken, conscientious, conscientious objection, conscientious objector, conscionable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conscience money Some of the furniture he kept for himself; but the bulk of it went to his sister as conscience-money. At Sunwich Port, Complete\|W.W. Jacobs It's like conscience-money—you know what that is, don't you? New Treasure Seekers\|E. (Edith) Nesbit There are over two hundred thousand dollars in securities and they have evidently been left there by somebody as conscience-money. The Crevice\|William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander "Conscience-money," said Mr. Bonnithorne, pursing up his mouth. A Son of Hagar\|Sir Hall Caine Next in importance to it were Mr. Baldwin's revelations on the subject of "conscience-money." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 9, 1920\|Various British Dictionary definitions for conscience money conscience money noun money paid voluntarily to compensate for dishonesty, esp money paid voluntarily for taxes formerly evaded Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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