bribable

Variant of bribe

bribe definition

bribe (brīb)

noun

  1. anything, esp. money, given or promised to induce a person to do something illegal or wrong
  2. anything given or promised to induce a person to do something against his or her wishes

Etymology: ME < OFr, morsel of bread given to beggars < briber, to beg

transitive verb bribed, bribing brib′·ing

  1. to offer or give a bribe to
  2. to get or influence by bribing

intransitive verb

to give a bribe or bribes

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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