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n.— «“Whenever you sign one of their players you have to pay $500 or $1,000. Either that or they will take it off {the prospect’s} bonus.”» —“Dominican connections benefit Rays” by Bill Chastain Tampa Tribune (Florida) Jan. 28, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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