slush fund

短语

n. 贿赂基金

词形变化

slush funds 复数 slush funds

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Money stored for illegal or dishonest purposes.

    商务 金融

    He is said to have used his party’s slush fund to buy votes in the election.

  2. 2.

    Money that has not been hypothecated or dedicated to a particular purpose, or which is used for a different purpose than originally intended.

    金融 商务

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

fund

词源

Originally in reference to money for miscellaneous uses that sailors made by selling slush (“a soft mixture of grease and other ingredients”).

来源：wiktionary