Bribe

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something, such as money or a favor, offered or given to a person in a position of trust to influence that person\'s views or conduct.
  • n. Something serving to influence or persuade.
  • v. To give, offer, or promise a bribe to.
  • verb-intransitive. To give, offer, or promise bribes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
  • v. To give a bribe to.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A gift begged; a present.
  • n. 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.
  • n. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
  • v. To rob or steal.
  • v. 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.
  • v. To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.
  • verb-intransitive. To commit robbery or theft.
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A gift begged; a present.
  • n. 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.
  • n. Anything that seduces: as, the bribes offered by glory or power.
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
  • n. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
  • Verb Form
    bribed    bribes    bribing   
    Form
    bribed    bribing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    present    seduction    allurement    douceur    gratification    sop    graft    grease    baksheesh    tip   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Scribe    ascribe    circumscribe    describe    gibe    imbibe    inscribe    jibe    oversubscribe    prescribe   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bribery    donation    remuneration    subsidy    bonus    reward    salary    blackmail    inducement    intimidation