Forms
- Article
- het smeergeld
- Also means
- bribe
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Het smeergeld werd ontdekt door de politie.
The bribe money was discovered by the police.
Hij eiste veel smeergeld voor de vergunning.
He demanded a lot of bribe money for the permit.
Wij betalen uit principe nooit smeergeld.
We never pay bribes on principle.
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