slush fund
noun
1
: a fund raised from the sale of refuse to obtain small luxuries or pleasures for a warship's crew
2
: a fund for bribing public officials or carrying on corruptive propaganda
3
: an unregulated fund often used for illicit purposes
Examples of slush fund in a Sentence
a secret slush fund for paying bribes
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Republican opposition to the Toxic Exposure Fund largely centers around their claims that the pot of money, created after passage of the 2022 PACT Act, is a slush fund for the VA with little oversight.
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
This $20 billion was moved out of the Treasury into a slush fund where there was no oversight of the spending.
—John Griggs, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
The result is the giant slush fund with no way to determine when the financial responsibilities for the capital portions of each program have been met and therefore when more money might be available for bridge maintenance.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
The payments were made through sham loan agreements and a slush fund created by overcharging for the machines, federal prosecutors allege.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
This $20 billion was moved out of the Treasury into a slush fund where there was no oversight of the spending.
—John Griggs, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
The result is the giant slush fund with no way to determine when the financial responsibilities for the capital portions of each program have been met and therefore when more money might be available for bridge maintenance.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
The payments were made through sham loan agreements and a slush fund created by overcharging for the machines, federal prosecutors allege.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for slush fund
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“Slush fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slush%20fund. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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