What does bribe mean?
Definitions for bribe
braɪbbribe
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word bribe.
Princeton's WordNet
bribe, payoffverb
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palmsverb
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
"This judge can be bought"
Wiktionary
bribenoun
Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
bribeverb
To give a bribe to.
Webster Dictionary
Bribenoun
a gift begged; a present
Bribenoun
a price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of trust
Bribenoun
that which seduces; seduction; allurement
Bribeverb
to rob or steal
Bribeverb
to give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to
Bribeverb
to gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe
Bribeverb
to commit robbery or theft
Bribeverb
to give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by some gift or promise
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bribe
brīb, n. something given to influence unduly the judgment or corrupt the conduct: allurement.—v.t. to influence by a bribe: to gain over.—v.i. to practise bribery.—ns. Brib′er, one who bribes; Brib′ery, the act of giving or taking bribes; Brib′ery-oath, an oath taken by an elector that he has not been bribed. [O. Fr. bribe, a lump of bread; origin dub.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bribe in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bribe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of bribe in a Sentence
Among other things, I agreed with other persons in or around 1992 to facilitate the acceptance of a bribe in conjunction with the selection of the host nation for the 1998 World Cup.
Look, we see this playing out in real time in Iran even as we watch the Ukraine crisis unfold, they want an Iran deal, and their idea is they’re going to give them such a good deal and bribe them so much that the Iranians will cooperate. That’s nonsense.
The bribe is to grant or withhold military assistance in return for a public statement of a fake investigation into the elections, thats bribery.
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula:
South Africa did not pay any bribe nor did it illegally obtain the right to host the World Cup.
The incarcerated fraudsters — who typically bribe guards to acquire cell phones — would choose an affluent area such as Beverly Hills, California, they would search the Internet to learn the correct area code and telephone dialing prefix. Then, with nothing but time on their hands, they would start dialing numbers in sequence, trolling for victims.
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- رشوة, رشاArabic
- ришүәтBashkir
- подкупвам, рушвет, подкупBulgarian
- uplatit, úplatek, podplatitCzech
- bestikkeDanish
- bestechen, kaufen, schmieren, Schmiergeld, BestechungsgeldGerman
- δωροδοκία, δωροδοκώ, δωροληψίαGreek
- koruptiEsperanto
- cohechar, sobornar, alfadía, coima, soborno, cohecho, matraca, mordidaSpanish
- pistis, altkäemaksEstonian
- رشوه دادن, رشوهPersian
- lahjoa, lahjusFinnish
- soudoyer, pot-de-vin, corrompre, verserFrench
- שוחד, לשחדHebrew
- megvesztegetésHungarian
- կաշառք, կաշառելArmenian
- suap, menyuap, menyogok, sogokanIndonesian
- mútaIcelandic
- offrire, tangenteItalian
- 賄賂Japanese
- ქრთამი, ქრთამის მიცემაGeorgian
- សំណូកKhmer
- 뇌물Korean
- ສິນບົນLao
- kukulis, kukuļotLatvian
- whakapati, moni whakapati, koha whakapatiMāori
- smeergeld, omkopen, steekpenningDutch
- dawać łapówkę, łapówkaPolish
- subornar, suborno, propinaPortuguese
- взятка, давать взятку, подкупать, подкупRussian
- потплатити, potplátiti, подмитити, podmititi, mítiti, митити, míto, ми́то, potkúpiti, поткупитиSerbo-Croatian
- dusör, mutaSwedish
- rushwa, chai, mlungula, hongoSwahili
- లంచముTelugu
- สินบนThai
- rüşvet, rüşvet vermekTurkish
- رشوتUrdu
- אונטערקויפֿן, שמיר, שמירןYiddish
- 贿赂Chinese
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