Definition of "sops" [sops]

• Plural form of sop. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sop. (verb)

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• "He tried every method to obtain from him the names of persons to whom he had given those kind of subsidies which in vulgar language are called sops in the pan, and by ladies pin money."
• "Other aspects of his program are a blast from Taiwan's state-directed past, such as sops to the island's manufacturing sector and industrial policy."
• "The budget will be an indication of how far Ms. Banerjee is willing to go to execute what she has promised in her Vision Document - the kind of sops she is prepared to offer to woo private enterprises when she has little else to fall back on."