chequeboekdiplomatie

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of chequeboek (“checkbook”) +‎ diplomatie (“diplomacy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛk.buk.di.ploː.maːˌ(t)si/

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• Hyphenation: che‧que‧boek‧di‧plo‧ma‧tie

Noun

chequeboekdiplomatie f (uncountable)

1. a method of solving diplomatic problems by 'waving the checkbook', i.e. throwing money at it
2. a similar method of paying off non-diplomatic partners