conscience money



conscience money

Money paid to another in an attempt to alleviate the payer's guilty conscience. I felt so badly about breaking my mom's lamp that I eventually gave her conscience money, in the hopes that it would make me feel better.
See also: conscience, money

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Emil
SÌLeas-Scottish
Eindri&Eth;I-Ancient Scandinavian
Hammond['hæmənd]
Nonie-English
Indianain-dee-AN-əEnglish