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cumshaw

noun

ˈkəm-ˌshȯ

Definition of cumshaw

as in bonus

something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed the clerk at Calcutta airport was clearly angling for a little cumshaw on the side

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as in bribe

something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision the captain slipped the customs official his customary cumshaw at the Port of Shanghai

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The bonus points for a win eliminated van Gisbergen, who had a 31-point lead over Preece entering the regular-season finale.

— Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Singapore is overhauling its landmark baby bonus scheme, first introduced in 2001, as the city’s fertility rate and number of births fall to record lows.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

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The adventures of Addison’s titular shilling include being hoarded, offered as a bribe, and sent as an insulting accompaniment to a letter disinheriting a son.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
In another scheme, former Commerce City Manager Edgar Pascual Cisneros provided $45,000 in bribes to Pacheco to secure a permit for another marijuana company and was promised $235,000 as part of the deal, prosecutors said.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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Anedda’s capacity to turn perspectives around by narrating unwritten angles in the same story is her most characteristic gift.

— Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
According to the committee’s report, Edwards invited young female staffers to dinner and strip clubs, gave them gifts, wrote them notes, and repeatedly tried to see them.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026

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