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# How to pronounce "comshaw" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/kɒmʃɔː/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **com·shaw**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun, verb
- **NOUN**: A bribe or gratuity for a service or for arranging a deal; squeeze.
  - *Example*: "I have understood that the parents frequently receive handsome comshaws for their daughter, but never give anything with them ; they cannot therefore be charged with the meanness of marrying for money: at least the men are free from the charge and the women don't appear to have so much as a negative in the business."
- **NOUN**: The practice of pilfering or bartering for surplus items.
  - *Example*: "The practice was so common it was no longer considered stealing. It was comshaw. That kind of thinking made the Iran/Contra arms scandal and Watergate okay at the time. It's comshaw when you do it, but it's stealing when you get caught; it's politics when you do it, but it's illegal when you're found out."
- **VERB**: To acquire without officially requisitioning; to pilfer or barter for surplus items.
  - *Example*: "Chips in Las Vegas are as negotiable as green money. You can take them into any club and cash them in for money, for $5 or $10 or whatever it is. So all you've got to do is put a chip in the end of your fingers, turn your hand down like you're trying to touch your wrist, and you can comshaw — or steal — comshaw is a much better word — a $25 chip from a table."

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "comshaw" correctly?
"comshaw" is pronounced `/kɒmʃɔː/`. Syllable breakdown: **com·shaw**.

### What does "comshaw" mean in context?
A bribe or gratuity for a service or for arranging a deal; squeeze.

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