grease one's palms
English Thesaurus
1. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | pay, |
| definition | : | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | sop, |
| definition | : | give a conciliatory gift or bribe to (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | buy off, pay off, |
| definition | : | pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | bribery, graft, |
| definition | : | the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | briber, suborner, |
| definition | : | someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | bribe, payoff, |
| definition | : | payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment (noun.possession) |
| derivation | : | bribery, graft, |
| definition | : | the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | briber, suborner, |
| definition | : | someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | bribe, payoff, |
| definition | : | payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment (noun.possession) |
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