Definition
To pay for goods or a service.
In Context
- "For all who cross his palm with silver he condescends to lift the drapery that hides the reclining figure, and the larger the coin the longer the look."
- ""I'd go into a trance and see if I could locate my chum." "You don't have to do that," declared Arnold. "Just cross my palm with a piece of silver and I'll locate him for you.""
- "After crossing his palm with a donation, I felt entitled at least to ask where he was from."