Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь - venal
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1. продажный; подкупленный; корыстный venal judges —- продажные судьи venal vote —- подкупленные избиратели venal bargain —- договоренность за взятку venal practices —- коррупция, продажность a venal arrangement whereby some contractors are favoured —- практика, при которой некоторые подрадчики за взятку пользуются преимуществом the venal sale of political offices —- корыстная продажа политических должностей 2. редк. венозный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1 (of a person) able to be bribed or corrupted. 2 (of conduct etc.) characteristic of a venal person. Derivatives venality n. venally adv. Etymology: L venalis f. venum thing for sale ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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adjective Etymology: Latin ~is, from venum (accusative) sale; akin to Greek oneisthai to buy, Sanskrit vasna price Date: 1652 1. capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration ; purchasable; especially open to corrupt influence and especially bribery ; mercenary a ~ legislator 2. originating in, characterized by, or associated with corrupt bribery a ~ arrangement with the police • ~ity noun • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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If you describe someone as venal, you disapprove of them because they are prepared to do almost anything in return for money, even things which are dishonest or immoral. Ian Trimmer is corrupt and thoroughly venal. ...venal politicians. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj formal using power in a dishonest or unfair way and accepting money as a reward for doing this (- compare venial) - venally adv - venality n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1652, from Fr. vйnal, from L. venalis "that is for sale," from venum (nom. *venus) "for sale." Venality is 1611, from L.L. venalitas "capable of being bought." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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