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bribe noun
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\ ˈbrīb \
Definition of bribe (Entry 1 of 2)
1: money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust
police officers accused of taking bribes
2: something that serves to induce or influence
offered the kid a bribe to finish his homework
bribe verb
bribed; bribing
Definition of bribe (Entry 2 of 2)
transitive verb

: to influence the judgment or conduct of (someone) with or as if with offers of money or favor : to induce or influence by or as if by bribery
attempting to bribe a judge
bribing a child with candy
intransitive verb

: to practice bribery
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bribable \ ˈbrī-​bə-​bəl \ adjective
bribee \ ˌbrī-​ˈbē \ noun
briber noun
Synonyms for bribe
Synonyms: Noun

backhander [British], boodle, cumshaw, fix, sop
Synonyms: Verb

buy, corrupt, have, pay off, squareVisit the Thesaurus for More
Examples of bribe in a Sentence
Noun
I offered the children a bribe for finishing their homework.
that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Others were professional bullies and opportunists who saw a chance to solicit a bribe, exert influence, wield power.
— USA Today, 30 Sep. 2021
As Pelzer reports, Attorney General Dave Yost has asked Brown to order Randazzo to return $4.3 million from FirstEnergy that the company admitted was a bribe, as well as give back his salary earned as PUCO chair, among other things.
— Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2021
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