English Explanatory Dictionary

slush fund

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Money stored for illegal or dishonest purposes.
  2. Money that has not been hypothecated or dedicated to a particular purpose, or which is used for a different purpose than originally intended.

Word forms

slush fund slush funds

Etymology

Originally in reference to money for miscellaneous uses that sailors made by selling slush (“a soft mixture of grease and other ingredients”).

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