Cumshaw
Cumshaw noun - Something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision.
Usage example: the captain slipped the customs official his customary cumshaw at the Port of Shanghai
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Fix
Fix noun - Something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision.
Usage example: caught the judge on video accepting the fix from the mob boss
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Fix and Cumshaw. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cumshaw/fix
Cumshaw & Fix. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cumshaw/fix>.
Fix or Cumshaw. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cumshaw/fix.
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