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as in bonus
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
the clerk at Calcutta airport was clearly angling for a little cumshaw on the side
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as in bribe
something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision
the captain slipped the customs official his customary cumshaw at the Port of Shanghai
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Noun
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Luxury tax is based on payrolls with average annual values that include benefits and the pre-arbitration bonus pool.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025 -
Proceeds benefit local charities through The Woman’s Club of Casselberry. 2 p.m. the second and fourth Sunday of the month, The Woman’s Club of Casselberry, 251 Overbrook Drive, Casselberry, $5 for 10 games plus two optional bonus games, 407-947-2747.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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Adams partly made good on the bribes by forcing the FDNY to disregard safety concerns and prematurely open a Midtown skyscraper housing Turkey’s consulate in time for a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the case alleges.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The bribes started at $1,000 a week in 2013 and snowballed into $10,000 bonuses and expensive gifts including an Apple MacBook, a John Deere tractor with a backhoe and loader, home bathroom fixtures and free electrical work, among other things, according to Foley’s office.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Yzerman’s Alex DeBrincat deal two summers ago, for example, is paying significant dividends, with DeBrincat already up to 29 goals this season.—
Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for HPE, which the report stressed as being of key importance.—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to the Warren and Augusta Hume Foundation gift, the program will be free in the fall of 2025.—
Lauren Smith,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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Many have encouraged others to lean into their unique journeys, explaining that personal style is a reflection of trial and error, not just an inherent gift.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the ‘gravy train’ going.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the 'gravy train' going.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Cumshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumshaw. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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