pork barrel

Noun

 * 1)  A barrel used to store pork.
 * 2)  A ready supply of income; one's livelihood.
 * 3)  State funds as assigned for local or regional expenditure; especially, central money used for regional projects which are eyecatching or designed to appeal to voters.

Derived terms

 * pork-barrelling

Translations

 * Czech: porcování medvěda
 * Danish:
 * Finnish: tukiaiset,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Polish:
 * Russian: казённый пирог
 * Swedish: