comshaw

Noun

China countable uncountable slang

Japanese Meaning

（中国用語）サービスや取引仲介に対する賄賂や謝礼、もしくは金銭などの名目的な搾取行為 / （海軍スラング）余剰品を密かに略奪または物々交換する行為

What is this buttons?

The official was dismissed after evidence showed he accepted a comshaw to approve the construction permit.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その役人は、建設許可を承認するために賄賂を受け取っていたことを示す証拠が出て解雇された。

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Sense（1）

(China) A bribe or gratuity for a service or for arranging a deal; squeeze.

I have understood that the parents frequently receive handsome comshaws for their daughter, but never give anything with them ; they cannot therefore be charged with the meanness of marrying for money: at least the men are free from the charge and the women don't appear to have so much as a negative in the business.

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Sense（2）

(navy slang) The practice of pilfering or bartering for surplus items.

The practice was so common it was no longer considered stealing. It was comshaw. That kind of thinking made the Iran/Contra arms scandal and Watergate okay at the time. It's comshaw when you do it, but it's stealing when you get caught; it's politics when you do it, but it's illegal when you're found out.

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