payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
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用作名词 (n.)
He pleaded guilty last year to taking payoffs from a professional gambler for inside tips on games. 他于去年承认曾收受一职业赌徒的贿赂,为其提供比赛的内部消息。
China's food safety chief was recently executed for taking payoffs, while the Communist party leader in Shanghai has been jailed for stealing pension funds. 中国药监局局长最近因收受贿赂被处以死刑,而上海市委书记因盗用社保基金锒铛入狱。