Meaning of grease payment | Babel Free
Definitions
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.
US, idiomatic
Equivalents
Examples
“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.”
“An important legal distinction is the difference between bribery and “grease payments,” which are paid in these countries not to affect⟳ someone’s decision-making but to speed⟳ the process⟳ of dealing with government.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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