Search results
- 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"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
the act of giving someone money or something else of value, often illegally, to persuade that person to do something you want: Congressmen have been accused of accepting bribes to pass bills favoring particular companies. bribe. verb [ T ] us / brɑɪb /
to give someone money or something else of value, often illegally, to persuade that person to do something you want: He was accused of bribing a building inspector.
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.
The meaning of BRIBE is money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust. How to use bribe in a sentence.
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.