slush fund

English - Turkish

Definition of slush fund in English Turkish dictionary

Örtülü ödenek

Vali, örtülü ödenekteki parayı aldı. - The governor took the money out of a slush fund.

rüşvet fonu

rüşvet vermek için toplanan para

rüşvet fonu, rüşvet olarak dağıtılmak üzere ayrılan fon

English - English

Definition of slush fund in English English dictionary

Money stored for illegal or dishonest purposes

CERN bestows slush fund on the LHC. Tale all pennies from the CERN space.

A slush fund is a sum of money collected to pay for an illegal activity, especially in politics or business. He's accused of misusing $17.5 million from a secret government slush fund. an amount of money kept for dishonest purposes, especially in politics

a fund for buying votes or bribing public officials

Related Terms

slush funds

plural form of slush fund

Turkish pronunciation

slʌş fʌnd

Pronunciation

/ˈsləsʜ ˈfənd/ /ˈslʌʃ ˈfʌnd/

Etymology

[ 'sl&sh ] (noun.) 1641. perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian slusk slush.