Schmiergeld

German

Etymology

From schmieren (“to bribe”) +‎ Geld (“money”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt/
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Noun

Schmiergeld n (strong, genitive Schmiergeldes or Schmiergelds, plural Schmiergelder)

lubrication payment, bribe
Synonyms: Bakschisch, Bestechungsgeld

Declension

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Further reading

“Schmiergeld” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Schmiergeld” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Schmiergeld” in Duden online
“Schmiergeld” in OpenThesaurus.de
Schmiergeld on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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