How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
siphon off — (something) to take something that was intended for someone or something else. The dictator and his close friends siphoned off up to 20 percent of the annual budget. The donated food was mostly siphoned off and sold, while the needy got almost… … New idioms dictionary
siphon off — phr verb Siphon off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑money … Collocations dictionary
siphon off (to) — Remove or steal (usually refers to money). ► “Indeed, Osceola County officials are now considering projects intended to siphon off business from Orange County: a new merchandise mart, a world trade center and a convention complex.” (Wall Street … American business jargon
siphon off something — siphon off (something) to take something that was intended for someone or something else. The dictator and his close friends siphoned off up to 20 percent of the annual budget. The donated food was mostly siphoned off and sold, while the needy… … New idioms dictionary
siphon off — verb convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon • Syn: ↑siphon, ↑syphon • Derivationally related forms: ↑syphon (for: ↑syphon) • Hypernyms: ↑draw, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
siphon off — If someone siphons something off, they transfer something from one place to another, often illegally. It was discovered that he had siphoned off money from the business into an account in a tax haven … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
siphon — si‧phon [ˈsaɪfn] also syphon verb [transitive] to dishonestly take money from a business, account etc and use it for a purpose for which it was not intended: siphon something from/off something • I later found she had siphoned thousands of… … Financial and business terms
siphon — [[t]sa͟ɪf(ə)n[/t]] siphons, siphoning, siphoned also syphon 1) VERB If you siphon liquid from a container, you make it come out through a tube and down into a lower container by enabling the pressure of the air on it to push it out. [V n prep]… … English dictionary
siphon — si|phon1 also syphon BrE [ˈsaıfən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin sipho pipe, tube , from Greek siphon] 1.) a bent tube used for getting liquid out of a container, used by holding one end of the tube at a lower level than the end in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
siphon — I UK [ˈsaɪf(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms siphon : present tense I/you/we/they siphon he/she/it siphons present participle siphoning past tense siphoned past participle siphoned 1) siphon or siphon off to move liquid from one container… … English dictionary
