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1
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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- benefaction,
- beneficence,
- benevolence,
- bounty,
- charity,
- generosity,
- largesse
- (also largess),
- philanthropy
2
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
Synonyms for cumshaw
- backhander
- [British],
- boodle,
- bribe,
- fix,
- sop
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