noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   political corruption involving money; bribery US, countable, dated, informal, uncountable

   "“This boodling was worth a hundred thousand pounds a year to the city,” they wrote."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of boodle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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graft

Example

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"“This boodling was worth a hundred thousand pounds a year to the city,” they wrote."

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