Bribe

Word BRIBE
Character 5
Hyphenation bribe
Pronunciations /bɹaɪb/

Definitions and meanings of "Bribe"

What do we mean by bribe?

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. noun

Something offered to induce another to do something. noun

To give, offer, or promise a bribe to. intransitive verb

To give, offer, or promise bribes. intransitive verb

A gift begged; a present. noun

A gift or gratuity bestowed for the purpose of influencing the action or conduct of the receiver; especially, money or any valuable consideration given or promised for the betrayal of a trust or the corrupt performance of an allotted duty, as to a fiduciary agent, a judge, legislator, or other public officer, a witness, a voter, etc. noun

Anything that seduces: as, the bribes offered by glory or power. noun

To steal.

To give or promise a reward or consideration to for acting contrary to desire or duty; induce to a certain course of action by the gift or offer of something of value; gain over or corrupt by a bribe.

To steal.

To practise bribery; give a bribe to a person.

A gift begged; a present. noun

A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of trust. noun

That which seduces; seduction; allurement. noun

To rob or steal. transitive verb

To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to. transitive verb

To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe. transitive verb

To commit robbery or theft. intransitive verb

To give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by some gift or promise. intransitive verb

Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty. noun

Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.

That which seduces; seduction; allurement.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Bribe

The word "bribe" in example sentences

Whether a reward conferred for obedience shall operate as a bribe, or rather as a price paid -- for a _bribe_, strictly speaking, is a price paid, not for doing right, but for doing wrong -- depends sometimes on very slight differences in the management of the particular case -- differences which an undiscriminating mother will not be very ready to appreciate. ❋ Jacob Abbott (1841)

Prosecutors said the defendants knew they were breaking the law when they agreed to pay the $1.5 million "commission" to the official, even if the word "bribe" wasn't mentioned. ❋ Christopher M. Matthews (2012)

A bribe is a bribe is a bribe is a political payoff! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Kurtzer, who was an Obama adviser during the elections, said it was a mistake to offer Israel what he called a bribe for a mere three-month suspension of settlement activities. ❋ Daoud Kuttab (2010)

This guy actually made what he called a bribe list on a napkin. ❋ Unknown (2006)

A spokesperson for Mr. Farkas said, Mr. Paladino's allegation that Andrew Farkas, or any Farkas-related entity, ever paid Andrew Cuomo a 'bribe' is a pure fabrication. ❋ Jacob Gershman (2010)

An elected public servant who takes a bribe is undermining our democratic institutions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nelson received $45 million in bribe money for his State to swing his vote doesn't anyone else find this criminal and IMPEACHABLE? ❋ Unknown (2009)

But, that's not good enough for them, so they're spending $1.4 million a day (of their insureds premiums) to "lobby" (I call it bribe) Congress. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Corruption breeds misallocation of capital, because the capital flows not to the best use, but it basically flows to whatever the political connection or whatever the bribe is directed to. ❋ Vitaliy N. Katsenelson (2010)

Not reporting to the IRS the $96,000 in bribe/hush money. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Aloko has announced that his office is investigating five current and former ministers, reportedly including Mohammad Ibrahim Adel, the mines minister, accused by U.S. officials of taking a $30 million bribe from a Chinese firm. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When an expatriate manager does not recognize that a subordinate is seeking reimbursement for a bribe disguised by a code word or when auditors miss a suspect transaction concealed behind a local idiom, the employees themselves and the company as a whole are at serious risk of running afoul of anti-bribery laws ❋ James G. Tillen (2010)

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