A good example of soft money is the campaign funding that politicians get during election years. The money received is not recurring and it is to be used explicitly for election related expenses.
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Soft money — Soft Soft (s[o^]ft; 115), a. [Compar. {Softer} (s[o^]ft [ e]r); superl. {Softest}.] [OE. softe, AS. s[=o]fte, properly adv. of s[=e]fte, adj.; akin to OS. s[=a]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti, adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soft money — money contributed to a political candidate or party that is not subject to federal regulations. * * * In the U.S., paper money as contrasted with coins, or hard money; also, unregulated monetary donations to political parties or candidates. In… … Universalium
soft money — n. money given as a donation to a political party but not designated for a particular candidate … English World dictionary
soft money — n. easy money; money obtained without much effort. □ Don’t become dependent on soft money. □ There’s not even very much soft money around now … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Soft Money (album) — Infobox Album Name = Soft Money Type = Album Longtype = Artist = Jel Released = February 28, 2006 Recorded = Genre = Hip hop Length = 40:16 Label = anticon. Producer = Jel Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… … Wikipedia
Soft Money (film) — Infobox Film name = Soft Money image size = caption = director = Vincent P. Bryan Hal Roach producer = Hal Roach writer = H.M. Walker narrator = starring = Harold Lloyd music = cinematography = Walter Lundin editing = distributor = released = 28… … Wikipedia
soft money — gov soft′ mon′ey n. money contributed to a political candidate or party that is not subject to federal regulations … From formal English to slang
soft money — /ˈsɒft mʌni/ (say soft munee) noun non recurrent funds obtained for the support of a particular project, not part of the regular institutional budget …
Soft Money — VP Grant or contract money that is not guaranteed from year to year … Audio and video glossary
soft money — noun political contributions made in such a way as to avoid the United States regulations for federal election campaigns (as by contributions to a political action committee) • Hypernyms: ↑political contribution, ↑political donation * * * noun… … Useful english dictionary
