bribe
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French briber (“go begging”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bribe (plural bribes)
- Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
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- Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe.
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- That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
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- Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everblooming sweets.
- 1974, George Fox, Mario Puzo, Earthquake
- Remy, this was a bribe! Our whole marriage has been nothing but a series of bribes!
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SynonymsEdit
- See Thesaurus:bribe
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
inducement to dishonesty
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VerbEdit
bribe (third-person singular simple present bribes, present participle bribing, simple past and past participle bribed)
- (transitive) To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something, usually against his/her will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
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- Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience.
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- (transitive) To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
- to bribe somebody's compliance
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
to give a bribe
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AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Imitative. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bribe f (plural bribes)
Further readingEdit
- “bribe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).