blat

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat.
2. verb To make a senseless noise.
3. verb To talk inconsiderately; blab.
4. verb To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.
5. verb To utter loudly or foolishly; blurt.
6. noun A newspaper.
7. noun The Soviet system of connections and social relationships; one's social or business network .

   To open a new business in Russia you need blat.

Similar words

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Often followed by

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Word family

blats blatted blatting