Idiom: Lubrication Payment
Meanings
How to pronounce "lubrication payment":
AU
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.
Example Sentences
1
The government official demanded a lubrication payment to expedite the processing of my paperwork.
2
The construction project could only proceed after the lubrication payment was made to the local authorities.
3
The businessman secretly arranged a lubrication payment to secure the lucrative contract.
4
The regulatory agency was exposed for accepting lubrication payments from companies seeking special treatment.
5
Corruption in the industry was rampant, with lubrication payments becoming a common practice.
