"pot-de-vin" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /po.d(ə).vɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-pot-de-vin.wav Forms: pots-de-vin [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “a pot of wine”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|a pot of wine}} “a pot of wine”, {{lit|a pot of wine}} Literally, “a pot of wine” Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|pots-de-vin}} pot-de-vin m (plural pots-de-vin)
  1. a bribe, payoff, sop Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Corruption Synonyms: dessous-de-table
    Sense id: en-pot-de-vin-fr-noun-xXU7GZ7N Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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