pot-de-vin
French
editEtymology
editLiterally, “a pot of wine”.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpot-de-vin m (plural pots-de-vin)
- a bribe, payoff, sop
- Synonym: dessous-de-table
Further reading
edit- “pot-de-vin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.