dou·ceur
dou·ceur/do͞oˈsər/
noun
a financial inducement; a gratuity or bribe.
"Pericles gave a handsome douceur to the Spartan commanders to withdraw without fighting"
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Did you know? In French, douceur means "pleasantness," and it is often used in phrases such as "douceur de vivre" ("the pleasure of life").
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(UK) A tax break provided as an inducement to sell valuable items (especially art) to public collections rather than on the open market.
noun · a gratuity; tip. · a conciliatory gift or bribe. · Archaic. sweetness or agreeableness.
noun · giveaways · offerings · benevolences · alms · benefactions · charities · donatives · tithes · oblations · doles.
douceur in American English · 1. a gratuity; tip · 2. a conciliatory gift or bribe · 3. archaic.
the pleasant balminess of the climate. blandness [noun].
I.douceur [dusœʀ] N f · 1. douceur: douceur (de matière, tissu, cheveux, peau). softness, smoothness · 2. douceur (de climat, temps, soleil): douceur · mildness.
douceur · a gratuity; tip. · a conciliatory gift or bribe. · [Archaic.]sweetness or agreeableness.
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