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bribe

 (brīb)
n.
1. Money or some other benefit given to a person in power, especially a public official, in an effort to cause the person to take a particular action.
2. Something offered to induce another to do something: tried to use dessert as a bribe to get the child to cooperate.
v. bribed, brib·ing, bribes
v.tr.
To give, offer, or promise a bribe to.
v.intr.
To give, offer, or promise bribes.

[Middle English, from Old French, piece of bread given as alms.]

brib′a·ble adj.
brib′er n.
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bribe

(braɪb)
vb
to promise, offer, or give something, usually money, to (a person) to procure services or gain influence, esp illegally
n
1. a reward, such as money or favour, given or offered for this purpose
2. any persuasion or lure
3. (Textiles) a length of flawed or damaged cloth removed from the main piece
[C14: from Old French briber to beg, of obscure origin]
ˈbribable, ˈbribeable adj
ˈbriber n
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bribe

(braɪb)

n., v. bribed, brib•ing. n.
1. money or other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, as a public official.
2. anything given or serving to persuade or induce.
v.t.
3. to give or promise a bribe to.
4. to influence or corrupt by a bribe.
v.i.
5. to give a bribe; practice bribery.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French: remnant of food given as alms]
brib′a•ble, adj.
brib′er, n.
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bribe

- From Old French, it was originally a piece of bread given to beggars; the original sense of bribe is "extort, rob."
See also related terms for rob.
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bribe


Past participle: bribed
Gerund: bribing

Imperative
bribe
bribe
Present
I bribe
you bribe
he/she/it bribes
we bribe
you bribe
they bribe
Preterite
I bribed
you bribed
he/she/it bribed
we bribed
you bribed
they bribed
Present Continuous
I am bribing
you are bribing
he/she/it is bribing
we are bribing
you are bribing
they are bribing
Present Perfect
I have bribed
you have bribed
he/she/it has bribed
we have bribed
you have bribed
they have bribed
Past Continuous
I was bribing
you were bribing
he/she/it was bribing
we were bribing
you were bribing
they were bribing
Past Perfect
I had bribed
you had bribed
he/she/it had bribed
we had bribed
you had bribed
they had bribed
Future
I will bribe
you will bribe
he/she/it will bribe
we will bribe
you will bribe
they will bribe
Future Perfect
I will have bribed
you will have bribed
he/she/it will have bribed
we will have bribed
you will have bribed
they will have bribed
Future Continuous
I will be bribing
you will be bribing
he/she/it will be bribing
we will be bribing
you will be bribing
they will be bribing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bribing
you have been bribing
he/she/it has been bribing
we have been bribing
you have been bribing
they have been bribing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bribing
you will have been bribing
he/she/it will have been bribing
we will have been bribing
you will have been bribing
they will have been bribing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bribing
you had been bribing
he/she/it had been bribing
we had been bribing
you had been bribing
they had been bribing
Conditional
I would bribe
you would bribe
he/she/it would bribe
we would bribe
you would bribe
they would bribe
Past Conditional
I would have bribed
you would have bribed
he/she/it would have bribed
we would have bribed
you would have bribed
they would have bribed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bribe - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgmentbribe - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
hush money - a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
kickback - a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
payola - a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
soap - money offered as a bribe
Verb1.bribe - make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
sop - give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
buy off, pay off - pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
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bribe

noun
1. inducement, incentive, pay-off (informal), graft (informal), sweetener (slang), kickback (U.S.), sop, backhander (slang), enticement, hush money (slang), payola (informal), allurement, corrupting gift, reward for treachery He was being investigated for receiving bribes.
verb
1. buy off, reward, pay off (informal), lure, corrupt, get at, square, suborn, grease the palm or hand of (slang), influence by gifts, oil the palm of (informal) The company bribed the workers to be quiet.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

bribe

noun
Money, property, or a favor given, offered, or promised to a person or accepted by a person in a position of trust as an inducement to dishonest behavior:
Informal: payoff.
Slang: boodle.
verb
To give, offer, or promise a bribe to:
buy (off).
Informal: pay off.
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Translations
رَشْوَهيَرشويَرْشو، يُبَرْطِلُ
podplatitúplatek
bestikkebestikkelse
lahjoalahjus
mititimitopodmititipotkupitipotplatiti
megveszteget
mútamútur
賄賂を使う
뇌물을 주다
duoti kyšįkyšininkavimaskyšispapirkti
kukuliskukuļotpiekukuļotuzpirkt
podplatiťúplatok
podkupitipodkupnina
mitoмито
muta
ให้สินบน
hối lộ

bribe

[braɪb]
A. Nsoborno m, mordida f (CAm, Mex) , coima f (Andes, S. Cone)
to take a bribedejarse sobornar (from por)
B. VTsobornar, comprar
to bribe sb to do sthsobornar a algn para que haga algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bribe

[ˈbraɪb]
npot-de-vin m
vt
[+ voters] → acheter
[+ police, official, guard] → soudoyer
to bribe sb to do sth → soudoyer qn pour qu'il fasse qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bribe

nBestechung f; (= money also)Bestechungsgeld nt; as a bribeals Bestechung; to take a bribesich bestechen lassen, Bestechungsgeld nehmen; to offer somebody a bribejdn bestechen wollen, jdm Bestechungsgeld anbieten
vtbestechen; to bribe somebody to do somethingjdn bestechen, damit er etw tut
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bribe

[braɪb]
1. nbustarella
2. vtcorrompere
to bribe sb to do sth → pagare qn sottobanco perché faccia qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bribe

(braib) noun
a gift offered to persuade a person to do something, usually dishonest. Policemen are not allowed to accept bribes.
verb
to give (someone) a bribe. He bribed the guards to let him out of prison.
ˈbribery noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

bribe

يَرشو podplatit bestikke bestechen δωροδοκώ sobornar lahjoa corrompre podmititi corrompere 賄賂を使う 뇌물을 주다 omkopen bestikke przekupić subornar подкупать muta ให้สินบน rüşvet vermek hối lộ 贿赂
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References in classic literature ?
I have been credibly informed, and am inclined to believe, that the various boards of directors of railway companies, those gigantic jobbers and bribers, while quarrelling about everything else, agreed together some ten years back to buy up the learned profession of medicine, body and soul.
But there are also bribers and the corrupt who are covered by anti-graft laws, and who use the culture of gift-giving as an excuse for their criminal activities.
The longer it takes for bribers or influence-peddlers to do their thing, the more cobwebs the cases gather.
"We wish that there will be no more corruption in the government and there will be no more bribers from the private sector," Barba concluded.
'Because there are no bribed without bribers, and because corruption taints every aspect of society touched by government, solutions must partake of a whole of society approach.
If the MPAs are taken action against, it will have to be established that certain Senators were elected as a result The MPAs and the bribers, as well as the candidates they voted for, will be liable to conviction for using, indulging in, or benefiting from, corrupt practices.
He said the PML-N had been alleging that Chaudhry Sarwar had been elected through bribers and after purchasing votes.
The meeting was unanimous that there was no place for bribers in police force and those found taking bribe would be dealt with iron hand.
In contrast, in an autocracy power is concentrated in the ruling party or the elite, which has an incentive to maximize the total amount of corruption and to develop the economy (so that it can extract further bribes and prevent a potential overthrow).This incentive encourages the ruling party/elite to award economic resources and projects to those firms that pay the highest bribes, assuming all bribers subject to the same project specifications, the highest bribe payer is the most efficient.
According to his allegation, the deal between the Chief Justice and the alleged bribers, was struck in a Gulf state and CJ's son was kidnapped by the bribers when the CJ did not deliver.
According to his allegation, the deal between the Chief Justice and the alleged bribers, was struck in a Gulf state and CJ son was kidnapped by the bribers when the CJ did not deliver.
DIKO CHIEF Nicolas Papadopoulos on Tuesday said the following: "In politics there must be no place for the corrupt, perjurers and bribers. Parallel to this though, there is no place in politics for mud-slingers and slanderers.