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bribe
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- pronunciation:
- braIb
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
If someone gives a bribe to someone, they give that person money to get them to do something that they want. And what they want is something dishonest or illegal. Usually, it is people like politicians, police officers, trial witnesses, and judges who are most frequently offered bribes. Of course, that does not mean that they accept bribes. Offering someone a bribe is against the law, and accepting a bribe is also against the law.
The man offered the witness a bribe to change the story she had told the police.- similar words:
- reward
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| definition 2: |
A bribe is anything that someone offers another person in order to influence them or get them to do something.
Nathan gave his little sister a bribe of one cookie to not tell their mom that he dropped her phone.- similar words:
- protection
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bribes, bribing, bribed |
| definition: |
If someone bribes another person, they give or offer a bribe to them.
The witness changed her story about what she saw, so the police suspected that someone had bribed her.Judge Keenan is completely honest and cannot be bribed. |
| derivations: |
bribable (adj.), briber (n.) |
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