smeergeld — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bribe noun Money or a favor given to someone to influence their decision dishonestly.
- graft noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
- kickback noun A secret, illegal payment made in return for helping arrange a deal or contract — a type of bribe.
Senses
smeergeld is used for these senses in English:
- bribe The act of offering or paying such a payment: an act of bribery.
- graft (uncountable, US, politics) A bribe, especially on an ongoing basis.
- grease payment (chiefly, US, idiomatic, business, legal, ethics) 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.
bribe — full definition
- noun Money or a favor given to someone to influence their decision dishonestly.
- verb To offer someone money or a favor to influence them dishonestly.
graft — full definition
- noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
- verb To transplant living tissue or a plant shoot onto another body or plant.
- noun Dishonest profit gained through abuse of power, especially in politics or business.
- noun Hard work, especially informal British usage for effort or labor.