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bribe

Definition

  • noun: something valuable (such as money) that is given in order to get someone to do something
  • noun: money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust
  • verb: to try to get someone to do something by giving or promising something valuable (such as money)
  • verb: to induce or influence by or as if by 'bribery'
  • synonyms: present, seduction, allurement

Examples

  • I offered the children a 'bribe' for finishing their homework.

  • a police officer accused of taking/accepting 'bribes'

  • She was arrested for attempting to 'bribe' a judge.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) If I pay, it means I have accepted it was my fault. But he has consented. He won't let us be. - He won't, anyway. - Why should I bribe him? Think of it as my dower money. If I had to I would beg and borrow to get your dower money. (..)
    2011 A Separation