corruption // noun [U]

1

dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority:

allegations of bribery and corruption Two of the partners were charged with corruption.

❖ to combat/eliminate/fight (against)/root out corruption

2 (IT )

damage to or loss of data caused by a computer, a disk, etc. not working correctly:

data corruption

Blackouts can cause corruption of files not completely written to the hard disk.

• management company
• management consultant
• management development
• management information system
• management science
• management succession
• management team
• manager
• manageress
• managerial
• managing agent
• managing director
• managing partner
• managing underwriter
• mandamus
• mandate
• mandatory
• mandatory convertible bond
• mandatory order
• man Friday
• man-hour
• manifest
• manipulate
• man-made
• manoeuvre