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grease payment
Noun
US
idiomatic
(chiefly
US,
idiomatic,
business,
law,
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.
Japanese Meaning
主に米国で使われる慣用表現で、政府の下位公務員や事業者に対し、業務上の決定、出荷、その他の取引の迅速な進行を促すために提供される、比較的小額の賄賂（くいぼし）を指す。
Sense（1）
(chiefly
US,
idiomatic,
business,
law,
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.
（ plural ）
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(chiefly US, idiomatic, business, law, 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.
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grease payment
When the shipment was delayed at the port, the exporter reluctantly agreed to make a grease payment to speed things up.
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When the shipment was delayed at the port, the exporter reluctantly agreed to make a grease payment to speed things up.
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