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soft money
soft moneyn. Money donated to political parties to support general political activities rather than a particular candidate, and thus not subject to regulations or limits that govern campaign contributions.soft money n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politics (in the US) money that can be spent by a political party on grass-roots organization, recruitment, advertising, etc; it must be deposited in a party's non-federal (state-level) bank accounts, and must not be used in connection with presidential or congressional elections. Compare hard money soft′ mon′ey
n. money contributed to a political candidate or party that is not subject to federal regulations. soft moneyFunds provided by a government or institution for a one-off project. Soft money is available only once and cannot be relied on as a source of future income.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | soft money - political contributions made in such a way as to avoid the United States regulations for federal election campaigns (as by contributions to a political action committee)political contribution, political donation - a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party |
soft money
soft moneyMoney earned through little or no effort of one's own (perhaps illegally). Because Julia is such a good writer, this freelance work has been soft money for her. The interest rates you stand to accrue on accounts of this size is always nice soft money. Some people seem to think that selling drugs is soft money, but I would rather go broke than ever do something like that.See also: money, softsoft money and easy moneymoney obtained without much effort. Don't become dependent on soft money. In college he got spoiled by soft money—a check from his parents every week.See also: money, softsoft money n. easy money; money obtained without much effort. There’s not even very much soft money around now. See also: money, softsoft money
Soft Money1. An indirect contribution to a political campaign. Soft money is money raised for political activities in favor of or opposed to a certain candidate or issue that stops short of actually endorsing anything. In other words, any ad stopping short of asking for a vote for or against someone or something is funded by soft money. Colloquially, soft money connotes large amounts donated by special interest groups for these purposes. The McCain-Feingold Act forbade political parties and some other organizations from raising soft money, but most organizations can still do so.
2. See: Fiat money.soft money(1) A slang expression for creative financing techniques that involve no cash changing hands, such as seller financing. (2) Money invested in a real estate acquisition or development that is written off as an expense rather than added to the basis to increase equity. AcronymsSeesamariumsoft money
Words related to soft moneynoun political contributions made in such a way as to avoid the United States regulations for federal election campaigns (as by contributions to a political action committee)Related Words- political contribution
- political donation
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