元となった辞書の項目
grease payment
名詞
アメリカ英語
慣用表現
(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.
日本語の意味
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。
意味（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 ）
