VERB | possession | grease one's palms, bribe, corrupt, buy | make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence |
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Meaning | make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | bribe, corrupt, buy | |
Category | crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law |
Narrower | buy off, pay off | pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor |
sop | Give a conciliatory gift or bribe to | |
Broader | pay | Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
Spanish | comprar, corromper, sobornar | |
Catalan | comprar, subornar |
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