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–noun.1. a) money or other reward given or offered to get someone to do a thing he or she thinks is wrong to do: »
The thief offered the policemen a bribe to let him go. The chairman accepted a bribe of a thousand dollars for awarding the contract without receiving bids. Shall we now contaminate our fingers with base bribes? (Shakespeare).
b) a reward for doing something that a person does not want to do: »A child should not need a bribe to obey his parents.
2. Obsolete. a thing stolen or robbed; plunder.–transitive verb.1. a) to give or offer a bribe to: »A gambler bribed one of the boxers to lose the fight.
b) to reward (a person) for doing something that he or she does not want to do: »She bribed the little girl to take a nap by offering cookies.
2. to clear or open (a way) by means of bribery: »He bribed his way to power.
3. Archaic. to purchase or obtain by bribery.–intransitive verb.to use or practice bribery: »He bribed because he had no power to persuade or convince.
╂[< Middle French bribe bit of bread given to a beggar]–brib´er, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
