buy and pay for
Meaning
Verb
- To bribe or corrupt with money from special interests; to obtain by bribery.
Origin
- In the sense "bribe, corrupt", the verb is much rarer than and is probably a back-formation from the adjective bought and paid for.
Modern English dictionary
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