pot-de-vin

French

Etymology

Literally a "pot of wine"

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /po.d(ə).vɛ̃/

Noun

pot-de-vin m (plural pots-de-vin)

a bribe, payoff, sop

Further reading

“pot-de-vin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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