cumshaw

noun

ˈkəm-ˌshȯ How to pronounce cumshaw (audio)
Definition of cumshawnext
1
as in bonus
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed the clerk at Calcutta airport was clearly angling for a little cumshaw on the side

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2
as in bribe
something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision the captain slipped the customs official his customary cumshaw at the Port of Shanghai

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  1. bonus
  2. bribe
  3. dividend
  4. gift
  5. gravy train
Noun
  • The deal includes pay raises of 38% over four years, and ratification and productivity bonuses.
    David Koenig, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Travelers can buy up to 100,000 miles per transaction and receive an additional 100,000 bonus miles at checkout.
    Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bonus
Noun
  • By its conception, AI does not make mistakes, does not take bribes and is not afraid of anything.
    Oleksandr Sheremeta, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Defendants were accused of having drugs in court; a Fulton County jailer was accused of taking bribes from a defendant's family; a defendant was stabbed while in jail; and at one point Williams' defense attorney, Brian Steel, being held in contempt of court.
    Kristal Dixon, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of bribe
Noun
  • After preferred dividends, net income attributable to common stockholders was $83 million, compared to a net loss of $53 million in the previous year.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Amazon impressed Wall Street with a big earnings beat and gave yet another sign that its cost cuts are paying major dividends across its fulfillment and delivery network.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of dividend
Noun
  • Whether shoppers are searching for practical gifts or looking to splurge a little, the year’s sales present a prime opportunity to shop and save.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Enacted by former President Donald Trump, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, or TCJA, brought sweeping changes for individuals, including lower tax brackets, higher standard deductions, a more generous child tax credit and a bigger estate and gift tax exemption, among others.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of gift
Noun
  • The gravy train College is huge business: a hundreds-of-billions machine with donations of $58B last year alone.
    thehustle.co, thehustle.co, 25 Oct. 2024
  • This just-okay kids’ film — the sort trying to capitalize on the Harry Potter gravy train way after the fact — is set in the 1950s as a boy, Lewis (Owen Vaccaro), is sent to live with his eccentric uncle Jonathan (Jack Black) after his parents’ tragic death.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of gravy train
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