English Dictionary

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。

When the shipment was delayed at the port, the exporter reluctantly agreed to make a grease payment to speed things up.

貨物が港で遅れていたとき、輸出業者は仕方なく手続きを早めるために便宜供与金を支払うことに同意した。

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.

Critics say there is no distinction between extortion and bribery, and that the distinction between a payoff (illegal) and a grease payment made to speed along normal duties (legal under the act) is unclear.

grease payments （ plural ）