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bribe
(brīb)n.
1. Money or some other benefit given to a person in power, especially a public official, in an effort to cause the person to take a particular action.
2. Something offered to induce another to do something: tried to use dessert as a bribe to get the child to cooperate.
v. bribed, brib·ing, bribes
v.tr.
To give, offer, or promise a bribe to.
v.intr.
To give, offer, or promise bribes.
[Middle English, from Old French, piece of bread given as alms.]
brib′a·ble adj.
brib′er n.
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bribe
(braɪb)vb
to promise, offer, or give something, usually money, to (a person) to procure services or gain influence, esp illegally
n
1. a reward, such as money or favour, given or offered for this purpose
2. any persuasion or lure
3. (Textiles) a length of flawed or damaged cloth removed from the main piece
[C14: from Old French briber to beg, of obscure origin]
ˈbribable, ˈbribeable adj
ˈbriber n
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bribe
(braɪb)n., v. bribed, brib•ing. n.
1. money or other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, as a public official.
2. anything given or serving to persuade or induce.
v.t. 3. to give or promise a bribe to.
4. to influence or corrupt by a bribe.
v.i. 5. to give a bribe; practice bribery.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French: remnant of food given as alms]
brib′a•ble, adj.
brib′er, n.
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bribe
- From Old French, it was originally a piece of bread given to beggars; the original sense of bribe is "extort, rob."See also related terms for rob.
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bribe
Past participle: bribed
Gerund: bribing
| Imperative |
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| bribe |
| bribe |
| Present |
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| I bribe |
| you bribe |
| he/she/it bribes |
| we bribe |
| you bribe |
| they bribe |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I bribed |
| you bribed |
| he/she/it bribed |
| we bribed |
| you bribed |
| they bribed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am bribing |
| you are bribing |
| he/she/it is bribing |
| we are bribing |
| you are bribing |
| they are bribing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have bribed |
| you have bribed |
| he/she/it has bribed |
| we have bribed |
| you have bribed |
| they have bribed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was bribing |
| you were bribing |
| he/she/it was bribing |
| we were bribing |
| you were bribing |
| they were bribing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had bribed |
| you had bribed |
| he/she/it had bribed |
| we had bribed |
| you had bribed |
| they had bribed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will bribe |
| you will bribe |
| he/she/it will bribe |
| we will bribe |
| you will bribe |
| they will bribe |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have bribed |
| you will have bribed |
| he/she/it will have bribed |
| we will have bribed |
| you will have bribed |
| they will have bribed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be bribing |
| you will be bribing |
| he/she/it will be bribing |
| we will be bribing |
| you will be bribing |
| they will be bribing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been bribing |
| you have been bribing |
| he/she/it has been bribing |
| we have been bribing |
| you have been bribing |
| they have been bribing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been bribing |
| you will have been bribing |
| he/she/it will have been bribing |
| we will have been bribing |
| you will have been bribing |
| they will have been bribing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been bribing |
| you had been bribing |
| he/she/it had been bribing |
| we had been bribing |
| you had been bribing |
| they had been bribing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would bribe |
| you would bribe |
| he/she/it would bribe |
| we would bribe |
| you would bribe |
| they would bribe |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have bribed |
| you would have bribed |
| he/she/it would have bribed |
| we would have bribed |
| you would have bribed |
| they would have bribed |
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Noun 1. [画像:bribe - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment]bribe - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
hush money - a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
kickback - a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
payola - a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
soap - money offered as a bribe
Verb 1. bribe - make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
sop - give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
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bribe
noun
1. inducement, incentive, pay-off (informal), graft (informal), sweetener (slang), kickback (U.S.), sop, backhander (slang), enticement, hush money (slang), payola (informal), allurement, corrupting gift, reward for treachery He was being investigated for receiving bribes.
verb
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bribe
nounverb
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Translations
رَشْوَهيَرشو يَرْشو، يُبَرْطِلُ
podplatitúplatek
bestikkebestikkelse
lahjoalahjus
mititimitopodmititipotkupitipotplatiti
megveszteget
mútamútur
賄賂を使う
뇌물을 주다
duoti kyšįkyšininkavimaskyšispapirkti
kukuliskukuļotpiekukuļotuzpirkt
podplatiťúplatok
podkupitipodkupnina
mitoмито
muta
ให้สินบน
hối lộ
bribe
[braɪb]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bribe
n → Bestechung f; (= money also) → Bestechungsgeld nt; as a bribe → als Bestechung ; to take a bribe → sich bestechen lassen, Bestechungsgeld nehmen ; to offer somebody a bribe → jdn bestechen wollen, jdm Bestechungsgeld anbieten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bribe
(braib) noun a gift offered to persuade a person to do something, usually dishonest. Policemen are not allowed to accept bribes. omkoopgeld رَشْوَه подкуп suborno úplatek das Bestechungsgeld bestikkelse δωροδόκημα, το δώρο που προσφέρεται σε κπ. κατά τη δωροδοκία soborno altkäemaks رشوه lahjus pot-de-vin שחד, שוחד रिश्वत podmititi megvesztegetés suap mútur bustarella わいろ 뇌물 kyšis kukulis rasuah steekpenning bestikkelse, smøring, lokkemiddel łapówka رشوت suborno mită взятка úplatok podkupnina mito muta, bestickning สินบน rüşvet 賄賂 хабар, підкуп رشوت کی چیز vật hối lộ 贿赂
verb to give (someone) a bribe. He bribed the guards to let him out of prison. omkoop يَرْشو، يُبَرْطِلُ подкупвам subornar podplatit bestechen bestikke δωροδοκώ sobornar altkäemaksu andma رشوه دادن lahjoa soudoyer לְשָחֵד रिश्वत देना podmititi megveszteget menyuap múta corrompere わいろを贈る 뇌물을 주다 duoti kyšį, papirkti []kukuļot; uzpirkt merasuah omkopen bestikke, smøre przekupić رشوت ورکول subornar a mitui подкупать podplatiť podkupiti podmititi muta, ge mutor ติดสินบน rüşvet vermek 向...行賄 давати хабаря, підкупляти رشوت دینا hối lộ 向...行贿
ˈbribery noun omkopery رَشْوَه، ارْتِشاء подкупване suborno podplácení, korupce die Bestechung bestikkelse δωροδοκία soborno, cohecho äraostmine رشوه خواری lahjonta corruption שוחד रिश्वतखोरी potkupiti megvesztegetés penyuapan mútugjöf; mútuþága corruzione わいろを贈ること 뇌물 수수 kyšininkavimas []kukuļošana aktiviti rasuah omkoperij bestikkelse, smøring przekupstwo رشوت خوړل suborno mituire взяточничество úplatkárstvo podkupovanje podmićivanje mutande, bestickning การติดสินบน rüşvetçilik 行賄 хабарництво رشوت sự hối lộ; sự ăn hối lộ 行贿
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bribe
→ يَرشو podplatit bestikke bestechen δωροδοκώ sobornar lahjoa corrompre podmititi corrompere 賄賂を使う 뇌물을 주다 omkopen bestikke przekupić subornar подкупать muta ให้สินบน rüşvet vermek hối lộ 贿赂Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009