bribe

n.

1. Something, such as money or a favor, offered or given to a person in a position of trust to influence that person's views or conduct.
2. Something serving to influence or persuade.

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.]

bribable brib'a·ble adj.
briber brib'er n.

A voluntary payment offered, usually surreptitiously, in expectation of a special favor. While offering a bribe is not always illegal, accepting one is unethical or frequently illegal.

noun

Money, property, or a favor given, offered, or promised to a person or accepted by a person in a position of trust as an inducement to dishonest behavior: fix, graft, payola. Informal payoff. Slang boodle. See crimes, money, persuasion/dissuasion.

verb

To give, offer, or promise a bribe to: buy (off). Informal pay off. Idioms: grease someone'spalmhand. See crimes, money, persuasion/dissuasion.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
  Synonym: payoff

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The verb bribe has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
  Synonyms: corrupt, buy

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bestikke
v. intr. - foretage bestikkelse
n. - bestikkelse, bestikkelsespenge

Nederlands (Dutch)
omkopen, smeergeld

Français (French)
v. tr. - soudoyer, suborner, acheter la conscience de
v. intr. - soudoyer
n. - pot-de-vin, corruption

Deutsch (German)
v. - bestechen
n. - Bestechungsgeld

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δωροδοκία, λάδωμα
v. - δωροδοκώ, λαδώνω

Italiano (Italian)
corrompere, bustarella, tangente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - suborno (m)
v. - subornar

Русский (Russian)
давать взятку, подкупать, взятка

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - comprar, sobornar, corromper
v. intr. - proponer un soborno, hacer una compra, provocar una corrupción
n. - soborno

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mutor, korruption
v. - muta, besticka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
贿赂, 收买, 行贿

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 賄賂, 收買
v. intr. - 行賄
n. - 賄賂

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에게 뇌물을 주다
v. intr. - 뇌물을 주다
n. - 뇌물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 賄賂, 誘惑するもの, えさ
v. - 賄賂で誘惑する, 贈賄する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رشوة (فعل) رشى, ارتشى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נתן שוחד, שיחד‬
v. intr. - ‮נתן שוחד, שיחד‬
n. - ‮שוחד‬

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