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单词 slush funds
释义

slush fund

noun

1
: a fund raised from the sale of refuse to obtain small luxuries or pleasures for a warship's crew
2
: a fund for bribing public officials or carrying on corruptive propaganda
3
: an unregulated fund often used for illicit purposes

Example Sentences

a secret slush fund for paying bribes
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Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

slush funds

noun

plural of slush fund
as in stimuli

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stimuli
  • incentives
  • motivations
  • stimulations
  • spurs
  • seductions
  • incitements
  • provocations
  • baits
  • cumshaws
  • temptations
  • instigations
  • inducements
  • bribes
  • allurements
  • fixes
  • lures
  • enticements
  • sops
  • backhanders
  • turn-ons
  • decoys
  • baksheeshs
  • boodles
  • goads
  • boosts
  • payoffs
  • encouragements
  • snares
  • traps
  • flatteries
  • persuasions
  • kickbacks
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