英语词汇“slush fund”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

slush fund

noun

A reserve of money used for illicit purposes, especially political bribery.The board, which previously was under the control of the Ministry of Economic Reforms, has functioned as a slush fund for dispensing political favours....

The government has been accused of setting up a political slush fund at the expense of communities in need in Kerry and elsewhere.
He had this idea of the Social Entrepreneur Fund, which turned into a slush fund for all sorts of mad schemes.

Origin

Mid 19th century: originally nautical slang denoting money collected to buy luxuries, from the sale of watery food known as slush.

单词	slush fund
释义	slush fund noun A reserve of money used for illicit purposes, especially political bribery.The board, which previously was under the control of the Ministry of Economic Reforms, has functioned as a slush fund for dispensing political favours.... The government has been accused of setting up a political slush fund at the expense of communities in need in Kerry and elsewhere. He had this idea of the Social Entrepreneur Fund, which turned into a slush fund for all sorts of mad schemes. Origin Mid 19th century: originally nautical slang denoting money collected to buy luxuries, from the sale of watery food known as slush.
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