| 词汇 | slush-fund |
| 释义 | slush fund noun[ C ] uk /ˈslʌʃ ˌfʌnd/ us /ˈslʌʃ ˌfʌnd/ an amount of money that is kept for dishonest or illegal activities in politics or business: （用于政治或商业目的的）非法基金，行贿基金 He used his party's slush fund to buy votes in the election.他用所属政党的非法基金贿赂选民投他的票。 Trusts & funds annuity blind trust charitable trust covenant covenant something to someone/something fund funding holding company kitty mutual fund non-discretionary pension fund pension plan support syndic the Consolidated Fund trust trust fund trustee trusteeship You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Amounts of money slush fund | Business Englishslush fund noun[ C ] FINANCEukus money that is kept by a business or other organization for illegal purposes: The CEO treated this money as his own personal slush fund and used it to evade taxes. He was convicted of setting up a secret slush fund to bribe politicians. informal money that is kept for unexpected costs: We have set up a small slush fund to cover any unexpected running costs. Examples of slush fundslush fund We have in mind a government where some of the bureaucrats use international aid for private unproductive consumption or to settle a slushfund. When the previous leader had his hands on that slushfund, we know precisely what happened to some of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Once the fund is established, anything linked to the year 2000 can be provided from a slushfund to buy votes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a £6,000 million slushfund which is completely maladministered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know whether there was a slushfund. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will not be a political slushfund to help whichever political party may be in power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would have to be quite a big slushfund. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One could call it a slushfund or a hush fund. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It became a slushfund for the owners of stately homes and other properties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whether we shall eventually get it nobody knows, but there was no slushfund. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the moment, unchallenged, there is an imputation of slushfund creation by a public body so that there could be a very necessary visit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Earlier, we heard of a county which allegedly had very high reserves that were referred to as a "slushfund". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our concern now is to have necessary control over the "slushfund". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Well, why should this fund be a slushfund? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The lottery should not be seen as a community resource or slushfund for local authorities or assemblies as a substitute for public funds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of slush fund These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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