In Japan, it's called kuroi kiri (black mist); in Germany, it's schmiergeld (grease money), whereas Mexicans refer to la mordida (the bite), the French say pot-de-vin (jug of wine), and Italians speak of the bustarella (little envelope). To which still-popular but potentially unethical business practice do these terms refer?

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Israel Sutton

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22 May, 07:08

In Japan, it's called kuroi kiri (black mist); in Germany, it's schmiergeld (grease money), whereas Mexicans refer to la mordida (the bite), the French say pot-de-vin (jug of wine), and Italians speak of the bustarella (little envelope). To which still-popular but potentially unethical business practice do these terms refer?

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Brenton Hobbs · Answer 1

Providing buyers with "gifts" to secure business

Explanation:

When gifts are illegally given to obtain a favor it is called bribery.

Bribery is the giving, receiving, offering, or asking for any item of value in order to influence actiins of a party.

Bribery is a criminal act where both the giver and receiver of bribes are guilty. Also bribe doesn't have to be given or received before on is guilty, when an offer is made the personaking the offer is already guilty of bribery.