slush fund
noun [C]Definition
› an amount of money that is kept for dishonest or illegal activities in politics or business: He used his party's slush fund to buy votes in the election.Trusts and fundsGeneral words for amounts of moneyLarge amounts of moneySmall amounts of money
(Definition of slush fund noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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