lubrication payment

Meaning: (idiomatic,business,ethics,euphemistic)Abribeorextortedmoney, usually relatively small in amount, provided to alow-levelgovernmentofficialor business person, in order toexpeditea businessdecision,shipment, or othertransaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.Synonyms:grease payment,grease money,palm oil,baksheesh1995, Mark E. Mendenhallet al.,Global Management,→ISBN,page145:Alubrication paymentis a small payment to low-level business people or government officials to "grease the wheels" of business.2001, Y. H. Wong, Thomas K. Leung,Guanxi: Relationship marketing in a Chinese context,→ISBN,page105:Lubrication paymentsare made with requests for a person to perform a task faster or more efficiently, whereas subornation is an act of asking officials to neglect their duties or do something illegal.

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