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单词 slush fund
释义
slush fund
noun[C]
uk
/ˈslʌʃ ˌfʌnd/us
/ˈslʌʃ ˌfʌnd/
anamountofmoneythat iskeptfordishonestorillegalactivitiesinpoliticsorbusiness:
（用于政治或商业目的的）非法基金，行贿基金
He used his party'sslushfundtobuyvotesin theelection.他用所属政党的非法基金贿赂选民投他的票。
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(Definition ofslush fundfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

slush fund| Business English

slush fund
noun[C]
FINANCE
uk
us
moneythat iskeptby abusinessor otherorganizationforillegalpurposes:
TheCEOtreatedthismoneyas his ownpersonalslushfundand used it toevadetaxes.
He wasconvictedof setting up asecretslushfundtobribepoliticians.
informal
moneythat iskeptforunexpectedcosts:
We have set up asmallslushfundtocoveranyunexpectedrunningcosts.
(Definition ofslush fundfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofslush fund

slush fund
We have in mind a government where some of the bureaucrats use international aid for private unproductive consumption or to settle aslushfund.
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When the previous leader had his hands on thatslushfund, we know precisely what happened to some of it.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Once the fund is established, anything linked to the year 2000 can be provided from aslushfundto buy votes.
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It is a £6,000 millionslushfundwhich is completely maladministered.
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I do not know whether there was aslushfund.
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It will not be a politicalslushfundto help whichever political party may be in power.
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It would have to be quite a bigslushfund.
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One could call it aslushfundor a hush fund.
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It became aslushfundfor the owners of stately homes and other properties.
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Whether we shall eventually get it nobody knows, but there was noslushfund.
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At the moment, unchallenged, there is an imputation ofslushfundcreation by a public body so that there could be a very necessary visit.
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Earlier, we heard of a county which allegedly had very high reserves that were referred to as a "slushfund".
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Our concern now is to have necessary control over the "slushfund".
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Well, why should this fund be aslushfund?
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The lottery should not be seen as a community resource orslushfundfor local authorities or assemblies as a substitute for public funds.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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