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sweethearting
 n.— «People come into the store and buy a bottle at a certain price and the cashier rings up a different product at a much lower price. They call that sweethearting in the trade, and that goes on.» —“Chairman vows to expose thefts at liquor stores” by Paul Moloney  Star (Can.) Jan. 26, 1987. (: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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