pork barrel

== English == === Alternative forms === porkbarrel, pork-barrel === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɔːkˌbaɹəl/ === Noun === pork barrel (plural pork barrels) (now rare) A barrel used to store pork. [from 18th c.] (chiefly US) A ready supply of income; one's livelihood. [from 19th c.] (chiefly US politics, often attributively) 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. [from 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== pork-barrelling ==== Translations ====