bribe

bribe

 (brīb)

n.

1. 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.

2. Something offered to induce another to do something: tried to use dessert as a bribe to get the child to cooperate.

v. bribed, brib·ing, bribes

v.tr.

To give, offer, or promise a bribe to.

v.intr.

To give, offer, or promise bribes.

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[Middle English, from Old French, piece of bread given as alms.]

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brib′a·ble adj.

brib′er n.

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bribe

(braɪb)

vb

to promise, offer, or give something, usually money, to (a person) to procure services or gain influence, esp illegally

n

1. a reward, such as money or favour, given or offered for this purpose

2. any persuasion or lure

3. (Textiles) a length of flawed or damaged cloth removed from the main piece

[C14: from Old French briber to beg, of obscure origin]

ˈbribable, ˈbribeable adj

ˈbriber n

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bribe

(braɪb)

n., v. bribed, brib•ing. n.

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.

v.t.

3. to give or promise a bribe to.

4. to influence or corrupt by a bribe.

v.i.

5. to give a bribe; practice bribery.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French: remnant of food given as alms]

brib′a•ble, adj.

brib′er, n.

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bribe

- From Old French, it was originally a piece of bread given to beggars; the original sense of bribe is "extort, rob."

See also related terms for rob.

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bribe

Past participle: bribed
Gerund: bribing

Imperative

bribe

bribe

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bribe - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment payoff payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged hush money - a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret kickback - a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction payola - a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record soap - money offered as a bribe
Verb	1.	bribe - make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" grease one's palms, buy, corrupt crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" sop - give a conciliatory gift or bribe to buy off, pay off - pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor

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bribe

noun

1. inducement, incentive, pay-off (informal), graft (informal), sweetener (slang), kickback (U.S.), sop, backhander (slang), enticement, hush money (slang), payola (informal), allurement, corrupting gift, reward for treachery He was being investigated for receiving bribes.

verb

1. buy off, reward, pay off (informal), lure, corrupt, get at, square, suborn, grease the palm or hand of (slang), influence by gifts, oil the palm of (informal) The company bribed the workers to be quiet.

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bribe

noun

Money, property, or a favor given, offered, or promised to a person or accepted by a person in a position of trust as an inducement to dishonest behavior:

fix, graft, payola.

Informal: payoff.

Slang: boodle.

verb

To give, offer, or promise a bribe to:

buy (off).

Informal: pay off.

Idiom: grease someone's palm.

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Translations

رَشْوَهيَرشويَرْشو، يُبَرْطِلُ

podplatitúplatek

bestikkebestikkelse

bestechenBestechungsgeldSchmierschmierenSchmiergeld

δωροδοκώ

sobornarsobornountar

lahjoalahjus

pot-de-vinsoudoyercorrompresuborner

שוחד

mititimitopodmititipotkupitipotplatiti

megveszteget

mútamútur

bustarellacorromperetangente

賄賂を使う

뇌물을 주다

duoti kyšįkyšininkavimaskyšispapirkti

kukuliskukuļotpiekukuļotuzpirkt

omkopensteekpenning

bestikkebestikkelselokkemiddelsmøresmøring

łapówkaprzekupić

subornarsuborno

взяткаподкупатьподмазатьподкуп

podplatiťúplatok

podkupitipodkupnina

mitoмито

muta

ให้สินบน

rüşvet vermekrüşvet

hối lộ

贿赂向...行贿

bribe

[braɪb]

A. N → soborno m, mordida f (CAm, Mex) , coima f (Andes, S. Cone)
to take a bribe → dejarse sobornar (from por)

B. VT → sobornar, comprar
to bribe sb to do sth → sobornar a algn para que haga algo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bribe

[ˈbraɪb]

n → pot-de-vin m

vt

[+ voters] → acheter

[+ police, official, guard] → soudoyer
to bribe sb to do sth → soudoyer qn pour qu'il fasse qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bribe

n → Bestechung f; (= money also) → Bestechungsgeld nt; as a bribe → als Bestechung; to take a bribe → sich bestechen lassen, Bestechungsgeld nehmen; to offer somebody a bribe → jdn bestechen wollen, jdm Bestechungsgeld anbieten

vt → bestechen; to bribe somebody to do something → jdn bestechen, damit er etw tut

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bribe

[braɪb]

1. n → bustarella

2. vt → corrompere
to bribe sb to do sth → pagare qn sottobanco perché faccia qc

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bribe

(braib) noun

a gift offered to persuade a person to do something, usually dishonest. Policemen are not allowed to accept bribes. omkoopgeld رَشْوَه подкуп suborno úplatek das Bestechungsgeld bestikkelse δωροδόκημα, το δώρο που προσφέρεται σε κπ. κατά τη δωροδοκία soborno altkäemaks رشوه lahjus pot-de-vin שחד, שוחד रिश्वत podmititi megvesztegetés suap mútur bustarella わいろ 뇌물 kyšis kukulis rasuah steekpenningbestikkelse, smøring, lokkemiddelłapówka رشوت suborno mită взятка úplatok podkupnina mito muta, bestickning สินบน rüşvet 賄賂 хабар, підкуп رشوت کی چیز vật hối lộ 贿赂

verb

to give (someone) a bribe. He bribed the guards to let him out of prison. omkoop يَرْشو، يُبَرْطِلُ подкупвам subornar podplatit bestechen bestikke δωροδοκώsobornar altkäemaksu andma رشوه دادن lahjoa soudoyer לְשָחֵד रिश्वत देना podmititi megveszteget menyuap múta corrompere わいろを贈る 뇌물을 주다 duoti kyšį, papirkti []kukuļot; uzpirkt merasuah omkopenbestikke, smøreprzekupić رشوت ورکول subornar a mitui подкупать podplatiť podkupiti podmititi muta, ge mutor ติดสินบน rüşvet vermek 向...行賄 давати хабаря, підкупляти رشوت دینا hối lộ 向...行贿

ˈbribery noun

omkopery رَشْوَه، ارْتِشاء подкупване suborno podplácení, korupce die Bestechung bestikkelse δωροδοκίαsoborno, cohecho äraostmine رشوه خواری lahjonta corruptionשוחד रिश्वतखोरी potkupiti megvesztegetés penyuapan mútugjöf; mútuþága corruzione わいろを贈ること 뇌물 수수 kyšininkavimas []kukuļošana aktiviti rasuah omkoperijbestikkelse, smøringprzekupstwo رشوت خوړل suborno mituire взяточничество úplatkárstvo podkupovanje podmićivanje mutande, bestickning การติดสินบน rüşvetçilik 行賄 хабарництво رشوت sự hối lộ; sự ăn hối lộ 行贿

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bribe

→ يَرشو podplatit bestikke bestechen δωροδοκώ sobornar lahjoa corrompre podmititi corrompere 賄賂を使う 뇌물을 주다 omkopen bestikke przekupić subornar подкупать muta ให้สินบน rüşvet vermek hối lộ 贿赂

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