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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
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
Verb | 1. | 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 |
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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
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bribe
nounverb
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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]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
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bribe
n → Bestechung f; (= money also) → Bestechungsgeld nt; as a bribe → als Bestechung; to take a bribe → sich bestechen lassen, Bestechungsgeld nehmen; to offer somebody a bribe → jdn bestechen wollen, jdm Bestechungsgeld anbieten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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 nounKernerman 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009