"soft money" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: soft moneys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} soft money (usually uncountable, plural soft moneys)
  1. (economics) A currency not fully backed by specie. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Economics Related terms (not fully backed currency): fiat money
    Sense id: en-soft_money-en-noun-yG2q-mu2 Topics: economics, science, sciences Disambiguation of 'not fully backed currency': 91 5 4
  2. (US, politics) Funds contributed to political parties for activities intended to influence state or local elections. Tags: US, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Politics Related terms: not fully backed currency [hard] [money, finance, business] Related terms (political funds): dark money
    Sense id: en-soft_money-en-noun-Hkl96B0W Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 62 23 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'political funds': 7 58 35
  3. Academic funds that are irregular or unexpected, such as donations. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-soft_money-en-noun-8Yant5U1

Inflected forms

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