Since receiving a Word A Day Calendar, I’ve decided to write a short something including my new word each day.
sop
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noun ˈsäp
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1 chiefly dialect : a piece of food dipped or steeped in a liquid
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2 : a conciliatory or propitiatory bribe, gift, or gesture
My boss gave me the day off as a sop for working so many hours last week.