bought and paid for

bought and paid for

English

Adjective

bought and paid for

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see bought,‎ paid for.
2. Corrupted by money from special interests; bribed.
   • 2000, Thomas Hollyday, Slave Graves:

     Frank you are bought and paid for. Bought and paid for. You are here to do what I say when I say it.

   • 2000, Philip Shabecoff, Earth Rising: American Environmentalism in the 21st Century:

     Just like bought-and-paid-for politicians and bought-and-paid-for media, bought-and-paid-for scientists are an instrument of corporate power.

   • 2003, Tony Hillerman, The Sinister Pig, →ISBN, page 291-202:

     If we let this woman out of here, even if she's totally bought and paid for, how the hell can you ever rest easy again.

Verb

bought and paid for

1. simple past tense and past participle of buy and pay for