noun
( disapproving ) a sum of money kept for illegal purposes, especially in politics
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: originally nautical slang denoting money collected to buy luxuries, from the sale of watery food known as slush .
noun
( disapproving ) a sum of money kept for illegal purposes, especially in politics
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: originally nautical slang denoting money collected to buy luxuries, from the sale of watery food known as slush .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005