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pay vs grease one's palms

grease one's palms vs pay

pay is a noun but grease one's palms is not a noun.

pay and grease one's palms both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pay Yes No Yes No
grease one's palms No No Yes No
As verbs, grease one's palms is a hyponym of pay; that is, grease one's palms is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pay:
  • pay: give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
  • grease one's palms: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
pay (noun) grease one's palms (noun)
something that remunerates
pay (verb) grease one's palms (verb)
dedicate make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
bring in
do or give something to somebody in return
cancel or discharge a debt
make a compensation for
discharge or settle
render
be worth it
Difference between pay and grease one's palms

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