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- Dictionarybribe/brʌɪb/
verb
- 1. dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one's favour by a gift of money or other inducement: "they attempted to bribe opponents into losing"
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"
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A bribe is money or a present that you give to someone to persuade them to do something dishonest for you. Learn how to use the word bribe as a verb or a noun, and see examples of bribe in different contexts and languages.
- English (US)
to give someone money or something else of value, often...
- Znaczenie Bribe, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
BRIBE definicja: 1. to try to make someone do something for...
- Bribe: French Translation
BRIBE translate: soudoyer, suborner, pot-de-vin [masculine],...
- Bribe Spanish Translation
BRIBE translate: sobornar, soborno, sobornar, soborno...
- Bribe: Thai Translation
bribe translate: สินบน, ติดสินบน. Learn more in the...
- Bribe: Italian Translation
bribe translate: bustarella, tangente, mazzetta, bustarella,...
- Bribe Turkish Translation
BRIBE translate: rüşvet verme, rüşvet, rüşvet vermek. Learn...
- Bribe: Polish Translation
BRIBE translate: łapówka, łapówka, przekupić. Learn more in...
- English (US)
A bribe is money or favor given or promised to influence someone's judgment or conduct. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and legal implications of the word bribe from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
A bribe is money or a present that you give to someone to persuade them to do something dishonest for you. Learn how to use the word bribe in different contexts, with examples and synonyms, from the Cambridge Dictionary.
A bribe is a reward or inducement given to persuade someone to do something, especially illegally or against their wishes. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and examples of 'bribe' in British and American English.
You pay a bribe to get someone to do something they wouldn't do otherwise. It's usually dishonest and often criminal. Bribes can be utterly corrupt and illegal — like when you offer a bribe to a politician so she'll make a decision in your favor.
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.
A bribe is 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. Learn more about the word origin, collocations, examples and synonyms of bribe.
