Venal is derived from the latin word venalis, which means someone or something saleable.
Venal has meanings in the noun and adjective form related to bribery and corruption.
Thus someone who is venal is willing to do dishonest things in return for money
Explore the mainstream dictionaries for "Venal":
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/venal
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/venal
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venal
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/venal
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/venal
Disclaimer: I encounter new words everyday in my life which I do not know the meaning of. I started this blog to help me chronicle these words so I actually end up improving my vocabulary as I did when I was a child.
Venal has meanings in the noun and adjective form related to bribery and corruption.
Thus someone who is venal is willing to do dishonest things in return for money
Explore the mainstream dictionaries for "Venal":
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/venal
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/venal
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venal
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/venal
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/venal
Disclaimer: I encounter new words everyday in my life which I do not know the meaning of. I started this blog to help me chronicle these words so I actually end up improving my vocabulary as I did when I was a child.
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