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guilt money

English translation: Corporate social responsibility

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English term or phrase:guilt money
Selected answer:Corporate social responsibility
Entered by: S.J

05:21 Jul 25, 2020
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: guilt money
This Golden Goose is going to be pumping a lot of money, guilt money, or CSIR money, as they like to call it into this initiative.

A company director introduce new chief department.

I think CSIR stands for Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 00:55
Corporate social responsibility
Explanation:
Without much contest it's hard to be sure, but I think the "I" in "CSIR" may be a misprint: "guilt money" sounds to me as though he may be talking about Corporate Social Responsibility, when companies get involved in good works (such as litter-picks or community gardens) in the community to make themselves look clean, green and good. It's guilt-money in the sense that they are still producing the same dirty goods or services they always did; their actions are supposed to be paying back for their business activities.

"Guilt money", also known as a "guilt offering", goes back to Biblical times (see Leviticus).
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Charlotte Fleming
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:55
Grading comment
Thank you.
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3 +4Corporate social responsibility
Charlotte Fleming


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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Corporate social responsibility


Explanation:
Without much contest it's hard to be sure, but I think the "I" in "CSIR" may be a misprint: "guilt money" sounds to me as though he may be talking about Corporate Social Responsibility, when companies get involved in good works (such as litter-picks or community gardens) in the community to make themselves look clean, green and good. It's guilt-money in the sense that they are still producing the same dirty goods or services they always did; their actions are supposed to be paying back for their business activities.

"Guilt money", also known as a "guilt offering", goes back to Biblical times (see Leviticus).

Charlotte Fleming
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thank you.
Notes to answerer
Asker: CSIR is correct. I'm not sure if they are cooperating with CSIR or not, but guilt money is from the supposed CSIR? The material is South African. Thank you.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
3 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, guilt money in the sense of (figurative) compensation. They are feeling guilty about something. Added note since Phil seems to have misunderstood:-(
5 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  philgoddard: It doesn't necessarily mean compensation for something bad they've done. They could just feel guilty about making so much money and not putting any of it back into the community. But I agree about CSR.
7 hrs
  -> Fair comment!
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