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bribe en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /bɹaɪb/
• brīb

Etymology

From Middle English bribe, from Old French briber (“go begging”), from the noun bribe (“a gift”).

Meanings

1. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law.
   • The bribes I took did not influence me to become evil. I was evil from the beginning and the bribes were merely a bonus 2024 June 17, @InternetHippo, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2024:
   • c. 1613-1625, Henry Hobart, Yardly v. Ellill Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe.
2. The act of offering or paying such a payment: an act of bribery.
3. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
   • Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everblooming sweets. 1744, Mark Akenside, The Pleasures of the Imagination:
   • Remy, this was a bribe! Our whole marriage has been nothing but a series of bribes! 1974, George Fox, Mario Puzo, Earthquake:

Forms

Deriveds

bribetaking · bribetaker · bribeless · bribeproof

Holonyms

corruption · bribery · venality · patronage

Hypernyms

payment · gift · quid pro quo

Hyponyms

hush money · kickback · grease payment · baksheesh · lubrication payment · grease money · green handshake

Relateds

greed · spoils · corrupt · venal · you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours · scratch someone's back

Synonyms

subornation · douceur · tea money · sweetener · inducement · pay-off · cold drink money · coffee money · bung · kopi money · payoff · payola · dash · bribe · backhander

Translations (189)

ko 회뢰 (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · et altkäemaks (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · bn ঘুষ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · kn ಲಂಚ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · vi hối lộ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ar رِشْوَة (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · hu megvesztegetés (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ko 뢰물 (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · be по́дкуп (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ml കോഴ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mi moni whakapati (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · vi đút lót (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · gl engado (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ar رَشْوَة (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mk рушвет (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mr लाच (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · es embute (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · te లంచము (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · tk berim (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · az yeyki (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ps بډې (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ja 賄賂 (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ug پارا (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · hu kenőpénz (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · km សំណូក (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · cy llwgrwobr (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · hi घूस (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · as ঘোচ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · tg ришва (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · io suborno (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · os гӕртам (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · nog карын (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · sah бэрик (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · or ଲାଞ୍ଚ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mdh kagakal (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · gl baixamau (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · fa-ira رِشْوِه (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · pl łapówka (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · cs úplatek (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · lez ришвет (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · kmr ruşwet (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mk поткуп (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ota رشوت (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · he שׁוֹחַד (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · nl smeergeld (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · sv dusör (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · gl aliciamento (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · hu vesztegetés (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · de Schmiergeld (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · kmr rişwet (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · cv взятка (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · kk пара (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · es untada (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · tg ришват (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · id rasywah (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · bg по́дкуп (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · kmr bertîl (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · es unto (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · et pistis (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mn хахууль (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ro mită (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mhr взятка (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · pt suborno (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · pl kuban (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · fa-ira رِشْوَت (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · uz rishvat (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · tl lagay (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · es cañonazo (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · el δωροληψία (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · es bajín (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ro șpagă (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mn ᠬᠠᠬᠤᠤᠯᠢ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · la ēmercātiō (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · el δωροδοκία (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · it mazzetta (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · zdj ɓahashishi (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · bg рушве́т (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ms rasuah (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mi koha whakapati (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · bo རྒྱུ་རྔན (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · it tangente (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ne घूस (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ru мзда (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ml കൈക്കൂലി (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · fa-ira پارِه (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · sl podkupnina (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · es alfadía (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ky пара (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · gl comechura (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · be ха́бар (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ms duit kopi (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · gl suborno (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · om gunaa (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · az rüşvət (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · da bestikkelse (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ce хӏума (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · fi lahjus (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ru взя́тка (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · es convoluto (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · tt ришвәт (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · it bustarella (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ha toshiya (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · sh míto (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · gu લાંચ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ce кхаъ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · myv казневкс (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ceb suhol (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · or ଘୁସ୍ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · es soborno (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mn ᠬᠡᠭᠡᠯ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ca suborn (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · nl steekpenning (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ba ришүәт (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · prs رِشْوَت (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · pl załącznik (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · cmn 行賄 /行贿 (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ar رُشْوَة (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · cy llwgrwobrwy (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · fa-ira بَدْکَنْد (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · tg пора (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ka ქრთამი (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · af omkoopgeld (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · bo སྐྱབས་རྟེན (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · sw rushwa (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · es merusa (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · el φακελάκι (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · pl wziątka (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · hi रिश्वत (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · cmn 賄賂 /贿赂 (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · lo ສິນບົນ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ur گُھوس (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · sq mitë (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · yue 賄賂 /贿赂 (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · id sogokan (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ur پارَہ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ur یافْت (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ps رشوت (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ko 뇌물 (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ha hanci (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · th สินบน (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · de Bestechungsgeld (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · lt kyšis (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · si අල්ලස් (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · tr rüşvet (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · yi שמיר (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ckb بەرتیل (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ur رِشْوَت (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · fr pot-de-vin (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · hy կաշառք (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · gu રુશ્વત (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · es mordida (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ru по́дкуп (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · my လာဘ် (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · uz rishva (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · hu csúszópénz (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · sw hongo (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · sq ryshfet (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · th ส่วย (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · uk хаба́р (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · pa ਰਿਸ਼ਵਤ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · nb bestikkelse (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · eo koruptaĵo (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · sh ми́то (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · lv kukulis (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · is múta (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · sa लञ्चा (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mi utu whakapati (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ar بِرْطِيل (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · id suap (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · tk para (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · hil hiphip (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · sk úplatok (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · eo ŝmirmono (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · pt propina (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mn хээл (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · cy cildwrn (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mt tixmiħ (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ceb suborno (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · mk мито (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · uk пі́дкуп (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · uz pora (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · alt карын (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · tl suhol (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · arz برطيل (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · ta லஞ்சம் (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · tyv хээли (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · es coima (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · sv muta (inducement to a breaking of the rules) · prs رِشْوَه (inducement to a breaking of the rules)

wikidata: Q187436 · wikidata: Q20662590

bribe en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /bɹaɪb/
• brīb

Etymology

From Middle English bribe, from Old French briber (“go begging”), from the noun bribe (“a gift”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
   • October 23, 1848, Frederick William Robertson, an address delivered at the Opening of The Working Men's Institute Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience.
   • She was accused of trying to bribe the jury into making false statements.
2. (transitive) To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
   • to bribe somebody's compliance

Forms

Deriveds

unbribed · bribee · bribery · bribable · unbribing · outbribe · rebribe · overbribe · briber

Translations (97)

id menyuap (to give a bribe) · sv besticka (to give a bribe) · fa رشوه دادن (to give a bribe) · cs uplatit (to give a bribe) · bg подку́пвам (to give a bribe) · km សែន (to give a bribe) · sh потплатити (to give a bribe) · km បង់សាច់ (to give a bribe) · de kaufen (to give a bribe) · uk дава́ти хаба́р (to give a bribe) · vi đút (to give a bribe) · vi đút lót (to give a bribe) · nan-hbl 楔後手 /楔后手 (to give a bribe) · es sobornar (to give a bribe) · it offrire una tangente (to give a bribe) · nb bestikke (to give a bribe) · lv kukuļot (to give a bribe) · ga breab a thabhairt (to give a bribe) · eo korupti (to give a bribe) · mdh magakal (to give a bribe) · bg подку́пя (to give a bribe) · de schmieren (to give a bribe) · tl maglagay (to give a bribe) · my လာဘ်ပေး (to give a bribe) · es cohechar (to give a bribe) · cs podplatit (to give a bribe) · hu megken (to give a bribe) · es comprar (to give a bribe) · sh mítiti (to give a bribe) · tr rüşvet vermek (to give a bribe) · cmn 賄賂 /贿赂 (to give a bribe) · hi घूस देना (to give a bribe) · nrf corrompre (to give a bribe) · hy կաշառել (to give a bribe) · fr corrompre (to give a bribe) · nan-hbl 楔後空 /楔后空 (to give a bribe) · nl omkopen (to give a bribe) · lt papirkti (to give a bribe) · tl manuhol (to give a bribe) · vi hối lộ (to give a bribe) · he שיחד (to give a bribe) · sw -honga (to give a bribe) · fr soudoyer (to give a bribe) · sh potplátiti (to give a bribe) · pl przekupić (to give a bribe) · el δωροδοκώ (to give a bribe) · es ticuicear (to give a bribe) · es coimear (to give a bribe) · eo subaĉeti (to give a bribe) · ru подкупа́ть (to give a bribe) · cy llwgrwobrwyo (to give a bribe) · afb بخشش (to give a bribe) · sh поткупити (to give a bribe) · sv muta (to give a bribe) · sh митити (to give a bribe) · uk підкупи́ти (to give a bribe) · sh подмитити (to give a bribe) · nan-hbl 楔錢 /楔钱 (to give a bribe) · id menyogok (to give a bribe) · es corromper (to give a bribe) · lo ໃຫ້ສິນບົນ (to give a bribe) · uk підкупо́вувати (to give a bribe) · eu erosi (to give a bribe) · mi whakapati (to give a bribe) · nrf graîssi la patte (to give a bribe) · ca subornar (to give a bribe) · es untar (to give a bribe) · sh potkúpiti (to give a bribe) · ka ქრთამის მიცემა (to give a bribe) · nrf séduithe (to give a bribe) · pt subornar (to give a bribe) · uk підкупля́ти (to give a bribe) · gl subornar (to give a bribe) · da bestikke (to give a bribe) · pl dawać łapówkę (to give a bribe) · es aceitar (to give a bribe) · cmn 行賄 /行贿 (to give a bribe) · hu veszteget (to give a bribe) · hu megveszteget (to give a bribe) · hil hiphip (to give a bribe) · yi שמירן (to give a bribe) · ru подкупи́ть (to give a bribe) · yi אונטערקויפֿן (to give a bribe) · it corrompere (to give a bribe) · grc δωροδοκέω (to give a bribe) · io subornar (to give a bribe) · hu lefizet (to give a bribe) · de bestechen (to give a bribe) · or ଲାଞ୍ଚ ଖୋଇବା (to give a bribe) · ar رَشَا (to give a bribe) · sh podmititi (to give a bribe) · fi lahjoa (to give a bribe) · is múta (to give a bribe) · nan-hbl 楔空 (to give a bribe) · fr verser un pot-de-vin (to give a bribe) · ota رشوتلمك (to give a bribe) · ru дава́ть взя́тку (to give a bribe)