bribe

🇺🇸 /braɪb/ 🇬🇧 /braɪb/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-C1
noun
R

money or gifts given to make someone do something wrong

He offered a bribe to the official to get his permit approved faster.

verb
R

to give money or gifts to make someone do something wrong

He tried to bribe the guard to let him escape.

translation

n. money or gifts given to make someone do something wrong
v. to give money or gifts to make someone do something wrong

Word Forms

3rd Present bribes
Past bribed
Perfect bribed
Progressive bribing
Plural bribes