English Dictionary

lubrication payment

名詞

婉語 慣用表現

(idiomatic, business, ethics, euphemistic) 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

業務の迅速化や取引の円滑化を狙って、低位の政府職員やビジネス関係者に対して支払われる、通常は小額の賄賂あるいは脅迫金。 / 便宜供与の目的で渡される、非公式かつしばしば非倫理的な金銭支払い。

To speed up the customs clearance, the local agent suggested including a small lubrication payment with the paperwork.

税関の手続きを早めるために、現地の代理人は書類に小額の便宜供与を添えることを提案した。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, business, ethics, euphemistic) 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.

A lubrication payment is a small payment to low-level business people or government officials to grease the wheels of business.

lubrication payments （ plural ）