To flatter or cajole.

simple past tense and past participle of soft-sawder

present participle of soft-sawder

(Internet) A paywall that allows limited free access, such as by allowing each user to read a certain number of articles per month without paying.

plural of soft paywall

(Internet slang) The practice of indirectly soliciting money or other material benefits from members of an online community, often with sad stories of personal or family hardship intended to evoke feelings of sympathy.

(UK, nautical, slang, obsolete) Synonym of soft tommy (“bread”)

(finance) A loan with a below-market interest rate and sometimes other concessions to the borrower.

(business) Those forms of funding, such as donations and subsidies, that impose no direct requirement for return on investment.

plural of soft landing