chequeboekdiplomatie

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of chequeboek (“checkbook”) +‎ diplomatie (“diplomacy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛk.buk.di.ploː.maːˌ(t)si/
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  • Hyphenation: che‧que‧boek‧di‧plo‧ma‧tie

Noun

chequeboekdiplomatie f (uncountable)

  1. A method of solving diplomatic problems by 'waving the checkbook', i.e. throwing money at it.
  2. A similar method of paying off non-diplomatic partners.
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