bribableadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈbrʌɪbəbl/, U.S.

/ˈbraɪbəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1700s– bribable, 1700s– bribeable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bribe v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < bribe v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier unbribable adj.

A. adj.

That may be bribed; open to bribery; corrupt.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > able to be bribed

corrupt1393

wager1567

saleable1579

of sale1598

sale1604

vendible1609

shop-likea1637

emptitious1650

sellable1650

venal1670

bribable1724

on the take1930

1724 T. Stackhouse Abridgm. Bp. Burnet's Hist. iv. 417 The Lady Wentworth was the only Person that deposed that she felt the Child move in the Queen's Belly; but she was a single Witness, and however not bribeable to say an untruth, might possibly be mistaken.

1780 Let. from Gentleman in Town 12 You dont believe that every member of it [sc. Parliament] is bribed or even bribable.

1829 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 641/1 The close and the bribable boroughs will not be violated.

1879 R. H. Hutton Mem. in W. Bagehot Lit. Stud. I. p. lxiii A most amusing picture of the bribable electors.

1933 I. Gershwin Compl. Lyrics (1993) 217/2 I say that he's a traitor indescribable! I say they gave him money and he's bribable!

1967 R. Rendell Wolf to Slaughter (1970) xiv. 165 It seemed that she was bribable, corruptible.

2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 27 Sept. d4/4 The big pumps were handed out by government agents; the government agent was bribeable.

B. n.

A person who may be bribed; a corruptible person. Also with the and plural agreement: corruptible people as a class.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > corrupt person or thing > [noun]

strumpeta1382

scabby sheep1728

bribable1852

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > one who can be bribed

ambidexter1451

briber1520

bribe-taker1549

money-takerc1616

chopping-takera1670

bribee1776

bribable1852

squarable1898

1852 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 491 The idle, the excitable, the passionate, the bribable, will vote fast enough.

1867 Fortn. Rev. July 112 The bribables..in the new constituencies.

1920 19th Cent. & After Mar. 487 Alas! he has to deal with rogues and with the bribeable, and rogues and bribeables have learnt to make effective use of little technical objections and pronouncements.

1984 J. T. Noonan Bribes iv. xviii. 579 The Model Penal Code..put everyone among the bribables—the Code made any person selling political influence..guilty of a crime.

2012 Africa News (Nexis) 30 Apr. As long as you have stolen enough to pay the lawyers, bribe the bribeables, run a media campaign of deceit and chicanery, you are home and dry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bribable
释义	bribableadj.n. Brit. /ˈbrʌɪbəbl/, U.S. /ˈbraɪbəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1700s– bribable, 1700s– bribeable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bribe v., -able suffix. Etymology: < bribe v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier unbribable adj. A. adj. That may be bribed; open to bribery; corrupt. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > able to be bribed corrupt1393 wager1567 saleable1579 of sale1598 sale1604 vendible1609 shop-likea1637 emptitious1650 sellable1650 venal1670 bribable1724 on the take1930 1724 T. Stackhouse Abridgm. Bp. Burnet's Hist. iv. 417 The Lady Wentworth was the only Person that deposed that she felt the Child move in the Queen's Belly; but she was a single Witness, and however not bribeable to say an untruth, might possibly be mistaken. 1780 Let. from Gentleman in Town 12 You dont believe that every member of it [sc. Parliament] is bribed or even bribable. 1829 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 641/1 The close and the bribable boroughs will not be violated. 1879 R. H. Hutton Mem. in W. Bagehot Lit. Stud. I. p. lxiii A most amusing picture of the bribable electors. 1933 I. Gershwin Compl. Lyrics (1993) 217/2 I say that he's a traitor indescribable! I say they gave him money and he's bribable! 1967 R. Rendell Wolf to Slaughter (1970) xiv. 165 It seemed that she was bribable, corruptible. 2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 27 Sept. d4/4 The big pumps were handed out by government agents; the government agent was bribeable. B. n. A person who may be bribed; a corruptible person. Also with the and plural agreement: corruptible people as a class. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > corrupt person or thing > [noun] strumpeta1382 scabby sheep1728 bribable1852 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > one who can be bribed ambidexter1451 briber1520 bribe-taker1549 money-takerc1616 chopping-takera1670 bribee1776 bribable1852 squarable1898 1852 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 491 The idle, the excitable, the passionate, the bribable, will vote fast enough. 1867 Fortn. Rev. July 112 The bribables..in the new constituencies. 1920 19th Cent. & After Mar. 487 Alas! he has to deal with rogues and with the bribeable, and rogues and bribeables have learnt to make effective use of little technical objections and pronouncements. 1984 J. T. Noonan Bribes iv. xviii. 579 The Model Penal Code..put everyone among the bribables—the Code made any person selling political influence..guilty of a crime. 2012 Africa News (Nexis) 30 Apr. As long as you have stolen enough to pay the lawyers, bribe the bribeables, run a media campaign of deceit and chicanery, you are home and dry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1724
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