Definition of bribe in English:

bribe

verb brʌɪbbraɪb

[with object]

Dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one's favour by a gift of money or other inducement.
they attempted to bribe opponents into losing
with object and infinitive they had bribed an official to sell them a certificate
Example sentencesExamples
- Other examples would include bribing a prosecution witness.
- U.S. companies are forbidden from bribing officials.
- ‘I feel as though you're blackmailing or bribing me,’ I said ruefully.
- But then I frowned because it was probably just my dad bribing me.
- I still could think of nothing else, short of bribing the guard.
- This leads to corruption, though - civilian elites resort to bribing officers to obtain free labor, and worse.
- The suggestion was that the man was bribed to tell a false story.
- He slept in parks, begging or bribing people to take him in at night.
- Whenever child actors were required, dad encouraged me to act by bribing me with an increase in pocket money.
- They're now under investigation for having bribed foreign officials during that period of time.
- The problem was I was very shy and didn't want to do it, so my Mum bribed me with a lipstick and I agreed to do it.
- No matter how much money she bribed the men with, they didn't let her enter the library, or even order a book.
- Fairytales were always a bit of a swindle, bribing us with happy endings to accept their sanctimonious morality.
- We can then use that money to pay for lawsuits, malpractice, and bribing politicians… I mean lobbying politicians.
- Did they tip the balance in their favour by bribing officials?
- You could also try bribing a friend with an allotment.
- Congress voted to set up a special commission to decide it, and those members were bribed from there.
- You really want to be bribed - but which party is really bribing you more?
- Don't think that I'm bribing you, I allow you free choice.
- It then also occurred to me that I had only passed my high school Chemistry class by bribing the teacher.
Synonyms
buy off, pay off, suborn, give an inducement to, corrupt
informal grease someone's palm, give someone a backhander, give someone a sweetener, keep someone sweet, get at, fix, square
British informal nobble

noun brʌɪbbraɪb

A sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone.
lawmakers were caught accepting bribes to bring in legalized gambling
Example sentencesExamples
- For I was both, angry at the constable for accepting the bribe, and fearful of what my dear step-brother had planned.
- In dealings with government officials, a bribe usually is offered.
- Said Finn pulling the bribe money he had brought along out of his bag.
- Every time she accepts a bribe in exchange for spreading a virus, her power decreases.
- It wasn't the first time he'd been bribed, nor the first time he accepted a bribe.
- They will probably have to pay larger bribes and offer better terms to overcome their questionable past.
- They've gone as far as illegal activities - offering bribes on the floor of the House, holding votes open for three hours.
- Each goddess offers the youth a bribe in return for a vote in her favor.
- He had offered a bribe to an official in order to demonstrate that the official was corrupt.
- Tara was willing to accept the bribe to settle down.
- Benicia continues to charm him, and offers him a bribe.
- There's still corruption going on, bribes offered.
- He thought I was accepting Alyssa's bribes or letting her blackmail me into getting them back together.
- No one else in any way threatened or coerced Jones, offered Jones a bribe, or even suggested that he shoot Smith.
- The patient may offer bribes or sex, or may make outright threats of harm to person or property.
- Nevertheless, I realized that a fair review was possible if I could find a person who would not accept my bribes.
- A service or industry job often goes to the individual who can offer the highest bribe to company officials.
- This isn't about any of our administration accepting bribes and contributions.
- But as long as others are free to offer bribes, some will try to buy special licenses to bypass the monopoly.
- The police officer accepts the bribe after telling them that all strangers are arrested in France.
Synonyms
inducement, ‘incentive’
North American payola
informal backhander, pay-off, kickback, sweetener, carrot
British informal bung, dropsy
North American informal plugola, schmear
Australian informal sling
rare douceur, drop

Derivatives

bribable

adjective ˈbrʌɪbəb(ə)lˈbraɪbəb(ə)l

Nobody could be that big a set of corrupt, easily bribable morons.
Example sentencesExamples
- She didn't know much about doctors, but judges were bribable, police was bribable, the whole world was bribable.
- Also, so as to discourage the re-emergence of a bribable judiciary, salaries were high.
- If the attacker is in some country with bribable police, there's nothing you can do anyway.
- Rasha was a good source of information in the area, and he was bribable.

briber

noun ˈbrʌɪbəˈbraɪbər

Louis was also a massive briber of important people.
Example sentencesExamples
- Large gangs are more likely to have the money to be successful bribers.
- I have been offered bribes in the past, which had hilarious consequences for the briber.
- Regardless of the briber's intentions, paying for turnout is illegal in federal elections.
- The briber would rather pay the money than have the information revealed.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French briber, brimber 'beg', of unknown origin. The original sense was 'rob, extort', hence (as a noun) 'theft, stolen goods', also 'money extorted or demanded for favours', later 'offer money as an inducement' (early 16th century).

Rhymes

ascribe, gybe, imbibe, jibe, proscribe, scribe, subscribe, transcribe, tribe, vibe

Definition of bribe in US English:

bribe

verbbraɪbbrīb

[with object]

Persuade (someone) to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly, by a gift of money or other inducement.
an undercover agent bribed the judge into giving a lenient sentence
you weren't willing to be good to your sister without being bribed with a lollipop
he has no money to bribe with
Example sentencesExamples
- This leads to corruption, though - civilian elites resort to bribing officers to obtain free labor, and worse.
- No matter how much money she bribed the men with, they didn't let her enter the library, or even order a book.
- It then also occurred to me that I had only passed my high school Chemistry class by bribing the teacher.
- You could also try bribing a friend with an allotment.
- U.S. companies are forbidden from bribing officials.
- Don't think that I'm bribing you, I allow you free choice.
- You really want to be bribed - but which party is really bribing you more?
- ‘I feel as though you're blackmailing or bribing me,’ I said ruefully.
- Congress voted to set up a special commission to decide it, and those members were bribed from there.
- The problem was I was very shy and didn't want to do it, so my Mum bribed me with a lipstick and I agreed to do it.
- He slept in parks, begging or bribing people to take him in at night.
- Fairytales were always a bit of a swindle, bribing us with happy endings to accept their sanctimonious morality.
- Other examples would include bribing a prosecution witness.
- I still could think of nothing else, short of bribing the guard.
- We can then use that money to pay for lawsuits, malpractice, and bribing politicians… I mean lobbying politicians.
- Whenever child actors were required, dad encouraged me to act by bribing me with an increase in pocket money.
- The suggestion was that the man was bribed to tell a false story.
- But then I frowned because it was probably just my dad bribing me.
- Did they tip the balance in their favour by bribing officials?
- They're now under investigation for having bribed foreign officials during that period of time.
Synonyms
buy off, pay off, suborn, give an inducement to, corrupt

nounbraɪbbrīb

A sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone.
lawmakers were caught accepting bribes to bring in legalized gambling
Example sentencesExamples
- He had offered a bribe to an official in order to demonstrate that the official was corrupt.
- Benicia continues to charm him, and offers him a bribe.
- Every time she accepts a bribe in exchange for spreading a virus, her power decreases.
- Each goddess offers the youth a bribe in return for a vote in her favor.
- This isn't about any of our administration accepting bribes and contributions.
- For I was both, angry at the constable for accepting the bribe, and fearful of what my dear step-brother had planned.
- They've gone as far as illegal activities - offering bribes on the floor of the House, holding votes open for three hours.
- Tara was willing to accept the bribe to settle down.
- There's still corruption going on, bribes offered.
- It wasn't the first time he'd been bribed, nor the first time he accepted a bribe.
- He thought I was accepting Alyssa's bribes or letting her blackmail me into getting them back together.
- No one else in any way threatened or coerced Jones, offered Jones a bribe, or even suggested that he shoot Smith.
- They will probably have to pay larger bribes and offer better terms to overcome their questionable past.
- But as long as others are free to offer bribes, some will try to buy special licenses to bypass the monopoly.
- Nevertheless, I realized that a fair review was possible if I could find a person who would not accept my bribes.
- Said Finn pulling the bribe money he had brought along out of his bag.
- The patient may offer bribes or sex, or may make outright threats of harm to person or property.
- In dealings with government officials, a bribe usually is offered.
- The police officer accepts the bribe after telling them that all strangers are arrested in France.
- A service or industry job often goes to the individual who can offer the highest bribe to company officials.
Synonyms
inducement, incentive

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French briber, brimber ‘beg’, of unknown origin. The original sense was ‘rob, extort’, hence (as a noun) ‘theft, stolen goods’, also ‘money extorted or demanded for favors’, later ‘offer money as an inducement’ (early 16th century).

单词	bribe
释义	Definition of bribe in English: bribe verb brʌɪbbraɪb [with object] Dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one's favour by a gift of money or other inducement. they attempted to bribe opponents into losing with object and infinitive they had bribed an official to sell them a certificate Example sentencesExamples Other examples would include bribing a prosecution witness. U.S. companies are forbidden from bribing officials. ‘I feel as though you're blackmailing or bribing me,’ I said ruefully. But then I frowned because it was probably just my dad bribing me. I still could think of nothing else, short of bribing the guard. This leads to corruption, though - civilian elites resort to bribing officers to obtain free labor, and worse. The suggestion was that the man was bribed to tell a false story. He slept in parks, begging or bribing people to take him in at night. Whenever child actors were required, dad encouraged me to act by bribing me with an increase in pocket money. They're now under investigation for having bribed foreign officials during that period of time. The problem was I was very shy and didn't want to do it, so my Mum bribed me with a lipstick and I agreed to do it. No matter how much money she bribed the men with, they didn't let her enter the library, or even order a book. Fairytales were always a bit of a swindle, bribing us with happy endings to accept their sanctimonious morality. We can then use that money to pay for lawsuits, malpractice, and bribing politicians… I mean lobbying politicians. Did they tip the balance in their favour by bribing officials? You could also try bribing a friend with an allotment. Congress voted to set up a special commission to decide it, and those members were bribed from there. You really want to be bribed - but which party is really bribing you more? Don't think that I'm bribing you, I allow you free choice. It then also occurred to me that I had only passed my high school Chemistry class by bribing the teacher. Synonyms buy off, pay off, suborn, give an inducement to, corrupt informal grease someone's palm, give someone a backhander, give someone a sweetener, keep someone sweet, get at, fix, square British informal nobble noun brʌɪbbraɪb A sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone. lawmakers were caught accepting bribes to bring in legalized gambling Example sentencesExamples For I was both, angry at the constable for accepting the bribe, and fearful of what my dear step-brother had planned. In dealings with government officials, a bribe usually is offered. Said Finn pulling the bribe money he had brought along out of his bag. Every time she accepts a bribe in exchange for spreading a virus, her power decreases. It wasn't the first time he'd been bribed, nor the first time he accepted a bribe. They will probably have to pay larger bribes and offer better terms to overcome their questionable past. They've gone as far as illegal activities - offering bribes on the floor of the House, holding votes open for three hours. Each goddess offers the youth a bribe in return for a vote in her favor. He had offered a bribe to an official in order to demonstrate that the official was corrupt. Tara was willing to accept the bribe to settle down. Benicia continues to charm him, and offers him a bribe. There's still corruption going on, bribes offered. He thought I was accepting Alyssa's bribes or letting her blackmail me into getting them back together. No one else in any way threatened or coerced Jones, offered Jones a bribe, or even suggested that he shoot Smith. The patient may offer bribes or sex, or may make outright threats of harm to person or property. Nevertheless, I realized that a fair review was possible if I could find a person who would not accept my bribes. A service or industry job often goes to the individual who can offer the highest bribe to company officials. This isn't about any of our administration accepting bribes and contributions. But as long as others are free to offer bribes, some will try to buy special licenses to bypass the monopoly. The police officer accepts the bribe after telling them that all strangers are arrested in France. Synonyms inducement, ‘incentive’ North American payola informal backhander, pay-off, kickback, sweetener, carrot British informal bung, dropsy North American informal plugola, schmear Australian informal sling rare douceur, drop Derivatives bribable adjective ˈbrʌɪbəb(ə)lˈbraɪbəb(ə)l Nobody could be that big a set of corrupt, easily bribable morons. Example sentencesExamples She didn't know much about doctors, but judges were bribable, police was bribable, the whole world was bribable. Also, so as to discourage the re-emergence of a bribable judiciary, salaries were high. If the attacker is in some country with bribable police, there's nothing you can do anyway. Rasha was a good source of information in the area, and he was bribable. briber noun ˈbrʌɪbəˈbraɪbər Louis was also a massive briber of important people. Example sentencesExamples Large gangs are more likely to have the money to be successful bribers. I have been offered bribes in the past, which had hilarious consequences for the briber. Regardless of the briber's intentions, paying for turnout is illegal in federal elections. The briber would rather pay the money than have the information revealed. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French briber, brimber 'beg', of unknown origin. The original sense was 'rob, extort', hence (as a noun) 'theft, stolen goods', also 'money extorted or demanded for favours', later 'offer money as an inducement' (early 16th century). Rhymes ascribe, gybe, imbibe, jibe, proscribe, scribe, subscribe, transcribe, tribe, vibe Definition of bribe in US English: bribe verbbraɪbbrīb [with object] Persuade (someone) to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly, by a gift of money or other inducement. an undercover agent bribed the judge into giving a lenient sentence you weren't willing to be good to your sister without being bribed with a lollipop he has no money to bribe with Example sentencesExamples This leads to corruption, though - civilian elites resort to bribing officers to obtain free labor, and worse. No matter how much money she bribed the men with, they didn't let her enter the library, or even order a book. It then also occurred to me that I had only passed my high school Chemistry class by bribing the teacher. You could also try bribing a friend with an allotment. U.S. companies are forbidden from bribing officials. Don't think that I'm bribing you, I allow you free choice. You really want to be bribed - but which party is really bribing you more? ‘I feel as though you're blackmailing or bribing me,’ I said ruefully. Congress voted to set up a special commission to decide it, and those members were bribed from there. The problem was I was very shy and didn't want to do it, so my Mum bribed me with a lipstick and I agreed to do it. He slept in parks, begging or bribing people to take him in at night. Fairytales were always a bit of a swindle, bribing us with happy endings to accept their sanctimonious morality. Other examples would include bribing a prosecution witness. I still could think of nothing else, short of bribing the guard. We can then use that money to pay for lawsuits, malpractice, and bribing politicians… I mean lobbying politicians. Whenever child actors were required, dad encouraged me to act by bribing me with an increase in pocket money. The suggestion was that the man was bribed to tell a false story. But then I frowned because it was probably just my dad bribing me. Did they tip the balance in their favour by bribing officials? They're now under investigation for having bribed foreign officials during that period of time. Synonyms buy off, pay off, suborn, give an inducement to, corrupt nounbraɪbbrīb A sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone. lawmakers were caught accepting bribes to bring in legalized gambling Example sentencesExamples He had offered a bribe to an official in order to demonstrate that the official was corrupt. Benicia continues to charm him, and offers him a bribe. Every time she accepts a bribe in exchange for spreading a virus, her power decreases. Each goddess offers the youth a bribe in return for a vote in her favor. This isn't about any of our administration accepting bribes and contributions. For I was both, angry at the constable for accepting the bribe, and fearful of what my dear step-brother had planned. They've gone as far as illegal activities - offering bribes on the floor of the House, holding votes open for three hours. Tara was willing to accept the bribe to settle down. There's still corruption going on, bribes offered. It wasn't the first time he'd been bribed, nor the first time he accepted a bribe. He thought I was accepting Alyssa's bribes or letting her blackmail me into getting them back together. No one else in any way threatened or coerced Jones, offered Jones a bribe, or even suggested that he shoot Smith. They will probably have to pay larger bribes and offer better terms to overcome their questionable past. But as long as others are free to offer bribes, some will try to buy special licenses to bypass the monopoly. Nevertheless, I realized that a fair review was possible if I could find a person who would not accept my bribes. Said Finn pulling the bribe money he had brought along out of his bag. The patient may offer bribes or sex, or may make outright threats of harm to person or property. In dealings with government officials, a bribe usually is offered. The police officer accepts the bribe after telling them that all strangers are arrested in France. A service or industry job often goes to the individual who can offer the highest bribe to company officials. Synonyms inducement, incentive Origin Late Middle English: from Old French briber, brimber ‘beg’, of unknown origin. The original sense was ‘rob, extort’, hence (as a noun) ‘theft, stolen goods’, also ‘money extorted or demanded for favors’, later ‘offer money as an inducement’ (early 16th century).
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