bought and paid for
Completely financially acquired
Bought and paid for describes someone or something completely under another's control through bribery or financial obligation.
A bought and paid for politician serves corporate interests rather than constituents.
The phrase emphasizes that the corruption is thorough and settled—not partial or negotiable, but a completed transaction: The whole committee was bought and paid for.
Acquired through payment
- acquiredCame to possess
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- titleFormal honorific or name
- deedWritten property conveyance
property · possession · transaction · sale · investment · asset · merchandise · goods
Corrupted with payment
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
- subornedInduced unlawful action
- venalOpen to bribes
on the take · in someone's pocket · owned · controlled · manipulated · influenced · crooked · dirty
purchased
Acquired through payment
deed · property · possession · transaction · sale · investment · asset · merchandise · goods · commodity
bribed
Corrupted with payment
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
- subornedInduced unlawful action
venal · on the take · in someone's pocket · owned · controlled · manipulated · influenced · crooked · dirty · tainted
bought and paid forincorruptible
Impossible to morally compromise
independent · unbought · uncompromised · above reproach · principled