sabotage

²sabotage

verb

sabotagedsabotag·ing

Definition of SABOTAGE

transitive verb

: to practice sabotage on

Examples of SABOTAGE

1. They sabotaged the enemy's oil fields.
2. The airplane crashed because it was sabotaged.
3. The lawyer is trying to sabotage the case by creating confusion.
4. The deal was sabotaged by an angry employee.

First Known Use of SABOTAGE

1913

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite