bribe1 verbbribe2 noun
bribebribe1 /braɪb/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 
Verb TableVERB TABLE
bribe
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | bribe |
| he, she, it | bribes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bribed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bribed |
| he, she, it | has bribed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bribed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bribe |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bribed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am bribing |
| he, she, it | is bribing | |
| you, we, they | are bribing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was bribing |
| you, we, they | were bribing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bribing |
| he, she, it | has been bribing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bribing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bribing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bribing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- He bribed a guard to smuggle a note out of the prison.
- He alleged that the manager had tried to bribe him during a business lunch in 1993.
- Judges are bribed or threatened into making decisions favorable to drug traffickers.
- Santo was convicted of bribing tax inspectors in Italy.
- The defence are arguing that he was bribed to withdraw his testimony.
- Amateur name-grabbers, threatened with a court case, can usually be bribed to relinquish a valuable name.
- But in an entire career, I never knew a judge who I believed was bribed by raw money.
- Certainly he had bribed more border guards and Communist officials than he could remember.
- He bribed an operator at the transmat port to send us over to the space docks.
- If you wanted a judge bribed in Chicago, you used to come to my father.
- No clothes, no corruption, Fong had reasoned: how do you go about bribing a naked man?
- Or you can try bribing some one at the patent office.
- Wiedman molested the three boys in a Mesa hotel over three weeks, bribing and threatening them into silence.
Longman Language Activatorto pay someone to do something dishonest or illegal► bribe
Collocations to give money to someone in an official position, in order to persuade them to do something that they should not do: · Santo was convicted of bribing tax inspectors in Italy.bribe somebody to do something: · He bribed a guard to smuggle a note out of the prison.bribe somebody into doing something: · Judges are bribed or threatened into making decisions favorable to drug traffickers.
► kickback a large amount of money paid to someone in a high position in a company or government, for arranging a business deal for you: · Top executives received millions of dollars in kickbacks.· He offered me $20,000 as a kickback if I'd push through a $500,000 loan.
► backhander/bung British informal a small amount of money paid to someone to persuade them to do something that is dishonest but usually not very serious: · He denies accepting backhanders, though he admits being offered them.· George gave the bouncer a bung, and we got into the nightclub.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► accept a bribe
1to illegally give someone, especially a public official, money or a gift in order to persuade them to do something for you: · The president’s family and friends accepted massive bribes in exchange for official favours.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► official· False passports, employment agents, attempts to bribe immigration officials, the long uncertain wait.· Money also serves to bribe the officials who have to take this decision.
► way· Nevertheless, he somehow bribed his way out of hospital to shoot down an impudent intruder strafing his base.· Now you can bribe your way through any-thing.· The report names companies prepared to bribe and bully their way to lucrative logging concessions.
VERB► try· Or you can try bribing some one at the patent office.· Last year a local deejay spent a month trying to bribe listeners into giving up information about the mysterious runner.· Was it possible that she had tried to bribe the undertaker with her body?· Nine businessmen from eight top conglomerates are being tried for bribing Roh.· It takes a tremendous effort to stop, so: Be determined. Try bribing yourself.· Combs on Thursday denied trying to bribe the man.
The only way we could get into the country was by bribing the border officials.bribe somebody to do something He bribed one of the guards to smuggle out a note.2to offer someone, especially a child, something special in order to persuade them to do somethingbribe somebody with something Sam wouldn’t do her homework until I bribed her with ice cream.bribe1 verbbribe2 noun
bribebribe2 ●○○ noun [countable] Word OriginWORD ORIGINbribe2
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Old French ‘bread given to a beggar’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- A customs official pocketed up to $500,000 in bribes for permitting cocaine to pass through the port.
- During his term in office, he took bribes ranging from 22 million to 220 million yen.
- Foreign firms willing to offer bribes typically win 80% of international deals.
- He offered me a cash bribe to help him secure the contract.
- He was arrested on charges of bribery and corruption.
- In all his years of public service, he has only been offered a bribe once.
- Some companies in Belgium and France had paid bribes for the award of contracts.
- The inquiry showed that bribery was widespread.
- The judge admitted that he had accepted bribes.
- The judge was accused of accepting bribes.
- The two brothers regularly used bribes and threats to further their business.
- There was widespread bribery and corruption in the police department.
- They paid millions in bribes to tax officials in order to avoid investigation.
- Agnew was later forced to resign over a little unforeseen matter of bribes and tax evasion stemming from his years in Maryland.
- He was arrested by police, who he said, planted cannabis on him to extort a bribe.
- His lawyer says he was entrapped by overzealous prosecutors who wrongly characterized campaign contributions as bribes.
- In 1994, a major trial involving bribes paid by subsidiaries of Ferruzzi Finanziaria SpA in 1990 led to numerous convictions.
- Only a minority of managers used threats, offered bribes, or criticized the competition to get their way.
- The violent citizens sought to kill or abduct the Pope when Barbarossa refused to pay them an immense bribe.
- They insisted that the money was to cover legitimate expenses, and not a bribe.
Longman Language Activatormoney paid to someone to make them do something dishonest► bribe
Collocations money that someone gives to a person in an official position, in order to persuade them to do something that they should not do: · The two brothers regularly used bribes and threats to further their business.$400/£30,000/millions etc in bribes: · A customs official pocketed up to $500,000 in bribes for permitting cocaine to pass through the port.offer (somebody) a bribe: · In all his years of public service, he has only been offered a bribe once.· Foreign firms willing to offer bribes typically win 80% of international deals.pay a bribe (to somebody) (=give someone a bribe): · Some companies in Belgium and France had paid bribes for the award of contracts.· They paid millions in bribes to tax officials in order to avoid investigation.take/accept a bribe: · The judge admitted that he had accepted bribes.· During his term in office, he took bribes ranging from 22 million to 220 million yen.cash bribe (=in the form of notes, rather than a cheque): · He offered me a cash bribe to help him secure the contract.
► kickback a large amount of money that someone pays to a person in an important position in a company or government, in exchange for dishonestly arranging a business deal: $300/£400,000/millions etc in kickbacks: · Top executives received millions of dollars in kickbacks.accept/take a kickback: · He is on trial for allegedly accepting kickbacks from business.· He and his partner were charged with taking $300,000 in kickbacks in exchange for their political influence.pay/offer a kickback: · The company paid kickbacks to local officials to win contracts worth millions of dollars.· A cardiologist was offered kickbacks by a pacemaker manufacturer.
► backhander British informal a small amount of money paid to someone to persuade them to do something that is dishonest but usually not very serious: · There's some suggestion that a backhander was involved.· Perhaps the landlord's getting a backhander from the estate agent.£300/£10 etc in backhanders: · Fifty pounds has already gone in backhanders to the guys in the security office.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► offer somebody a bribe
1money or a gift that you illegally give someone to persuade them to do something for you: · Some sportsmen have been offered bribes to perform badly.
► accept/take a bribe· Any officials who accept bribes will face criminal charges.
► give somebody a bribe· They issued passports to people who gave them bribes.
► pay a bribe· It was claimed that the company paid bribes to win the contract.
bribe + NOUN► bribe money· The mayor is accused of accepting bribe money.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► accept a bribe· The president’s family and friends accepted massive bribes in exchange for official favours.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► accepting· In a separate but related case, Senator Michel Cogger was charged on Sept. 12 with accepting bribes.
VERB► accept· Five police officers, including a general, are on trial for accepting the alleged bribes from Fininvest.· She is alleged to have accepted a bribe used to finance an election campaign for the minister.· Margaret was in complete agreement with her husband's refusal to accept the bribe of a bishopric.· Yes, she would accept Eloise's bribes without knowing that bribery existed.
► offer· Nobody's ever offered me a bribe.· Corruption especially hampered businesses, who were prohibited by law from offering bribes and faced penalties if they were discovered doing so.· She returned to town again and again, she stood in lines, searched, offered bribes, petitioned.· Only a minority of managers used threats, offered bribes, or criticized the competition to get their way.
► pay· Until his confession he had steadfastly denied that any of his companies had paid bribes.· They broke or brushed aside the obstacles that stood in their way, and made no secret of paying any necessary bribes.· The violent citizens sought to kill or abduct the Pope when Barbarossa refused to pay them an immense bribe.· Official prices were low, but you had to pay with time or bribes to actually acquire anything.· He received consecutive two-year sentences for five charges which included manipulating stock prices, paying bribes and insider trading.· Guzman reportedly paid bribes to secure privileges not given to other prisoners, including alcohol and women.
► take· Half a dozen senior people in the energy ministry, recently sacked on suspicion of taking bribes, may well join him.· Pay enough and it takes away the need to take a bribe.· A mere 18 months ago members of his International Olympic Committee stood accused of taking bribes.· At least in Chicago, they have better things to do: prosecute judges, aldermen, clerks who take five-dollar bribes.· Corruption, taking bribes, failure to declare a conflict in interests have all constituted contempts. 4.· Charles Becker, a policeman who took bribes, was tried for the crime and electrocuted at Sing Sing.· First, a media sting operation caught several senior government aides taking bribes from arms dealers.· He had accused the Minister of the Interior and police chiefs of taking bribes from drug traffickers.
The officials said that they had been offered bribes before an important game.accept/take a bribe A Supreme Court judge was charged with taking bribes.2something special offered to someone, especially a child, in order to persuade them to do somethingCOLLOCATIONSverbsoffer somebody a bribe· Some sportsmen have been offered bribes to perform badly.accept/take a bribe· Any officials who accept bribes will face criminal charges.give somebody a bribe· They issued passports to people who gave them bribes.pay a bribe· It was claimed that the company paid bribes to win the contract.bribe + NOUNbribe money· The mayor is accused of accepting bribe money.