bribe
bribe definition
bribe (brīb)
noun
- anything, esp. money, given or promised to induce a person to do something illegal or wrong
- 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
- to offer or give a bribe to
- to get or influence by bribing
intransitive verb
to give a bribe or bribes
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