1. bought and paid for - Adjective
2. bought and paid for - Verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bought, paid for.
Corrupted by money from special interests; bribed.
bought and paid for
simple past and past participle of buy and pay for
Yr crown has been bought and paid for. All you have to do is put it on yr head. James Baldwin
I thank God tonight for freedom - those who bought and paid for it with their lives in the past - those who will protect it in the present and defend it in the future. Jim Gibbons
Now virtue may not always be its own reward, but in any case it is not usually bought and paid for at market rates. Kenneth Arrow
All of our political parties are bought and paid for by corporate America, Wall Street, and the wealthy interests. The Republican Party more so, but the Democrats take their share of the loot, too. Michael Moore
Both the Democratic and Republican parties are bought and paid for by corporate America and cater to the needs of the highest bidder as opposed to the people they claim to represent. I cannot be bought. Roseanne Barr