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- DictionaryBribe/brīb/
verb
- 1. persuade (someone) to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly, by a gift of money or other inducement: "an undercover agent bribed the judge into giving a lenient sentence"
noun
- 1. a sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone: "lawmakers were caught accepting bribes to bring in legalized gambling"
Definitions of bribe. noun. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment. synonyms: payoff. see more. verb. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence. synonyms: buy, corrupt, grease one's palms. see more.
a sum of money or something valuable that you give or offer to somebody to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest. It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. She had been offered a $50 000 bribe to drop the charges. Collocations Crime. Extra Examples.
4 days ago · 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. Synonyms: inducement, incentive, pay-off [informal], graft [informal] More Synonyms of bribe. 2. verb.
money or a gift given to someone so that they will do something for you, usually something dishonest: The politician was accused of accepting bribes from businessmen. bribe. verb [ T ] [ + to do sth ] He was bribed to give false evidence at the trial. (Definition of bribe from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
bribe. to give somebody money or something valuable in order to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest. bribe somebody (with something) They bribed the guards with cigarettes. bribe somebody into doing something She was bribed into handing over secret information.
to give someone money or something valuable in order to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest bribe somebody (with something) They bribed the guards with cigarettes. bribe somebody into doing something She was bribed into handing over secret information. bribe somebody to do something She bribed him to sign the certi...
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.
