lubrication payment
lubrication payment
A small sum of money or other gifts or services to be paid or given to government officials to expedite business operations in countries that do not prohibit such activity. Whenever I start up a new factory overseas, I make sure to bring along enough cash on hand for any lubrication payments I may need to make.
See also: lubrication, payment
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- lubrication
- grease payment
- payment
- push money
- in sum
- Monopoly money
- hello
- a golden hello
- blow it all
- mad money