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bribe (verb)

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  • bribe — ► VERB ▪ dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one s favour by paying them or giving other inducement. ► NOUN ▪ an inducement offered in an attempt to bribe. DERIVATIVES bribery noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «rob, extort», later «money… …   English terms dictionary

  • bribe — /braɪb / (say bruyb) noun 1. anything of value, as money or preferential treatment, privilege, etc., given or promised for corrupt behaviour in the performance of official or public duty. 2. anything given or serving to persuade or induce. 3.… …  

  • bribe — verb dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one s favour by a payment or other inducement. noun an inducement offered in an attempt to bribe. Derivatives bribable adjective briber noun bribery noun Origin ME (in the sense rob, extort ): from… …   English new terms dictionary

  • bribe — ▪ I. bribe bribe 1 [braɪb] noun [countable] LAW an amount of money or something valuable that someone gives you to persuade you to help them or do something dishonest for them: • US citizens are forbidden by law from offering bribes to officials… …   Financial and business terms

  • bribe — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + BRIBE ▪ give sb, offer (sb), pay sb ▪ He admitted paying bribes to police officers. ▪ accept, take PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

  • bribe — I UK [braɪb] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bribe : present tense I/you/we/they bribe he/she/it bribes present participle bribing past tense bribed past participle bribed a) to give money or presents to someone so that they will help you by… …   English dictionary

  • bribe — bribe1 [ braıb ] verb transitive to give money or presents to someone so that they will help you by doing something dishonest or illegal: They were found guilty of trying to bribe officials. bribe someone to do something: They tried to bribe the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bribe — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, morsel given to a beggar, bribe, from Anglo French, morsel Date: 15th century 1. money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust 2. something… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bribe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. graft, bait; grease, payola, fix, hush money (all sl.). v. t. overtip; suborn, tempt, corrupt, grease [the palm]. See offer, purchase. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. graft, fee, reward, hush money, sop, lure …   English dictionary for students

  • bribe — [[t]bra͟ɪb[/t]] bribes, bribing, bribed 1) N COUNT A bribe is a sum of money or something valuable that one person offers or gives to another in order to persuade him or her to do something. He was being investigated for receiving bribes. 2) VERB …   English dictionary

  • bribe — 1 verb (T) to pay money to someone to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest: bribe sb to do sth: We bribed the doorman to let us in. | bribe sb for sth: prisoners bribing guards with cigarettes 2 noun (C) an amount of …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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