venal

adj.

1. 1. Open to bribery; mercenary: a venal police officer.
   2. Capable of betraying honor, duty, or scruples for a price; corruptible.
2. Marked by corrupt dealings, especially bribery: a venal administration.
3. Obtainable for a price.

[Latin vēnālis, from vēnum, sale.]

venally ve'nal·ly adv.

adjective

1. Capable of being bribed: buyable, corruptible, purchasable. See crimes, persuasion/dissuasion.
2. Ruthlessly seeking personal advantage: corrupt, mercenary, praetorian. Informal crooked. See self/other.
3. Marked by dishonesty, especially in matters of public trust: corrupt, dishonest. Informal crooked. See honest/dishonest.

adj

Definition: corrupt
Antonyms: honest, honorable

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Dishonest; readily bribed or corrupted.

IN BRIEF: Corrupt.

The partners made a venal pact that would allow each of them to receive more money than they should.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - korrupt, bestikkelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
omkoopbaar, corrupt, verkrijgbaar

Français (French)
adj. - vénal

Deutsch (German)
adj. - käuflich, korrupt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αργυρώνητος, "πουλημένος", φιλοχρήματος, παραδόπιστος, (φυσιολ.) φλεβικός

Italiano (Italian)
venale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - venal, mercenário, corrupto

Русский (Russian)
продажный, корыстный, венозный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - venal, sobornable, corrupto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - korrumperad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可收买的, 为金钱而做的, 贪污的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可收買的, 為金錢而做的, 貪污的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 돈으로 움직이는, 매수되기 쉬운, 부패한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 金で動かされる, 買収できる, 金銭ずくの, 金で動く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرتش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בר-שיחוד, מושחת, אוהב בצע‬

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