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bribe
[brahyb]
noun
money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc..
The motorist offered the arresting officer a bribe to let him go.
anything given or serving to persuade or induce.
The children were given candy as a bribe to be good.
verb (used with object)
to give or promise a bribe to.
They bribed the reporter to forget about what he had seen.
to influence or corrupt by a bribe.
The judge was too honest to be bribed.
verb (used without object)
to give a bribe; practice bribery.
bribe
/ ²ś°ł²¹ÉŖ²ś /
verb
to promise, offer, or give something, usually money, to (a person) to procure services or gain influence, esp illegally
noun
a reward, such as money or favour, given or offered for this purpose
any persuasion or lure
a length of flawed or damaged cloth removed from the main piece
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- bribable adjective
- bribeable adjective
- bribability noun
- bribeability noun
- bribee noun
- briber noun
- outbribe verb (used with object)
- unbribable adjective
- unbribably adverb
- unbribed adjective
- unbribing adjective
- Ė²ś°ł¾±²ś²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
- Ė²ś°ł¾±²ś±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of bribe1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of bribe1
Example Sentences
In the late 1800s, white settlers and speculators found ways to secure additional lands along the Klamath River where they could extract valuable redwood, in some cases by bribing U.S.
Andrew Do, the former Orange County supervisor who took more than $550,000 in bribes over COVID-relief money meant to buy meals for needy, elderly constituents, was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison.
Noon: A bookstore afternoon Then I have to make good on the way that I bribed my kid and one of her favorite things to do is go to Vromanās in Pasadena.
Tate has reportedly criticised British police for refusing bribes during traffic stops, calling it "offensive".
In a May 19 letter, the senators wrote that paying money to Trump to help win clearance for the Paramount sale could constitute a bribe.
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Related 51³Ō¹Ļs
- blackmailĢż
- compensationĢż
- giftĢż
- graftĢż
- gratuityĢż
- hush moneyĢż
- incentiveĢż
- inducementĢż
- kickbackĢż
- perkĢż
- rewardĢż
When To Use
A bribe is money or something else of value offered or given to someone to get them to do something you want them to do, especially something theyāre not supposed to do.Bribe can also be used as a verb meaning to offer or give someone a bribe. The act of doing so is called bribery.In most cases, this refers to the often illegal act of offering money to people in official positions, like politicians, government officials, or sports referees, in order to get them to change an outcome to be more favorable to the person offering the bribe. For example, a businessperson might bribe a senator to vote a certain way, which is of course illegal.Bribe can also refer to offering an incentive (or the incentive itself) to someone to do something, especially a child, as in I tried bribing the kids with TV time as a reward for cleaning up their room, but apparently even bribes donāt work because they didnāt do it. Example: The video clearly shows the lobbyist presenting the senator a briefcase full of money as a bribe for a favorable voteāitās an open-and-shut case of bribery.
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