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v.make a loss on something that was intended to be profitable; pay instead of getting paid
- tā men wú cháng de zuò zhe yī qiè shèn zhì zì jǐ hái dào tiē le dà bù fen jiā dàng jìn qù
  他们无偿地做着一切，甚至自己还倒贴了大部分家当进去。
  They did all this for free and even spent most of their own money.
- zhè gè gōng sī dào tiē nóng mín qián qù mǎi tā de jìng zhēng zhě de chú cǎo jì
  这个公司倒贴农民钱去买它的竞争者的除草剂。
  This company has been paying farmers to use its competitors' herbicides.
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v.(of a woman) pay for the upkeep of her paramour
- tā lǎo gōng zhǎo le qíng fù tā hái dé dào tiē
  她老公找了情妇，她还得倒贴。
  Her husband found a mistress and she had to pay for the upkeep of her.

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