What does bought and paid for mean?

bought and paid for

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

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"Frank you are bought and paid for. Bought and paid for. You are here to do what I say when I say it."
"Just like bought-and-paid-for politicians and bought-and-paid-for media, bought-and-paid-for scientists are an instrument of corporate power."
"If we let this woman out of here, even if she's totally bought and paid for, how the hell can you ever rest easy again."

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