lubrication payment
nounEtymology
By a metaphor in which facilitating human socioeconomic interaction is portrayed as lubricating machinery (e.g., oiling the gears, greasing the wheels); in this regard, compare also social lubricant.
Definitions
A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level…
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.
- A lubrication payment is a small payment to low-level business people or government officials to "grease the wheels" of business.
- Lubrication payments are made with requests for a person to perform a task faster or more efficiently, whereas subornation is an act of asking officials to neglect their duties or do something illegal.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA