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bribe

noun
/bɹaɪb/

Etymology

From Middle English bribe, from Old French briber (“go begging”), from the noun bribe (“a gift”).

  1. derived from briber
  2. derived from bribe

Definitions

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

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

    • c. 1613-1625, Henry Hobart, Yardly v. Ellill Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe.
    • The bribes I took did not influence me to become evil. I was evil from the beginning and the bribes were merely a bonus

  2. The act of offering or paying such a payment

    The act of offering or paying such a payment: an act of bribery.

  3. That which seduces

    That which seduces; seduction; allurement.

    • Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everblooming sweets.
    • Remy, this was a bribe! Our whole marriage has been nothing but a series of bribes!
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To give a bribe to

      To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.

      • She was accused of trying to bribe the jury into making false statements.
      • October 23, 1848, Frederick William Robertson, an address delivered at the Opening of The Working Men's Institute Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience.

    2. To gain by a bribe

      To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.

      • to bribe somebody's compliance

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Derived

bribeless, bribeproof, bribetaker, bribetaking, bribable, bribee, briber, bribery, outbribe, overbribe, rebribe, unbribed, unbribing

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA