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How to pronounce bribe in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms payoff
Type of payment
Has types soap, hush money, kickback, payola
Type Words
Synonyms buy, corrupt, grease one's palms
Type of pay
Has types sop, buy off, pay off
Derivation bribable, briber, bribery

Examples of bribe

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Sanford sought help from the FBI after allegedly being offered a $250,000 bribe.
From the abcnews.go.com
The easiest way to get information from an organisation is to bribe an employee.
From the independent.co.uk
We had to bribe the girls to leave with a promise of getting to feed some goats.
From the suntimes.com
Not even a bribe to buy everyone in the audience In-N-Out Burger could save him.
From the ocregister.com
The sources would not say why Kamus was trying to bribe the commission official.
From the washingtonpost.com
The man, Farhang said, would grant a license only in exchange for a hefty bribe.
From the dallasnews.com
Tattoos, they say, can be discouraged with the bribe of a shopping trip instead.
From the independent.co.uk
A tip is not a bribe because it is always rendered after a service is completed.
From the economist.com
To me, every paycheck a CNET reporter receives from here on out is just a bribe.
From the techcrunch.com
More examples
  • Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
  • Payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
  • (bribery) the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
  • The Bribe (1949) is an American crime film noir directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Marguerite Roberts, based on a story written by Frederick Nebel. The drama features Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, and others.
  • The Bribe: variations and extensions on Spillane is an album by American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn, consisting of music created for three half-hour radio plays produced by Mabou Mines theater company in 1986. ...
  • Bribery, a form of corruption, is an act implying money or gift given that alters the behavior of the recipient. ...
  • Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty; To give a bribe to
  • (bribery) the making of illegal payment, or bribes, to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions; the activity of giving, offering or accepting bribes
  • (Bribery) Doing any one of a number of acts to induce a person to vote or refrain from voting or to reward him for having done so, such as giving or lending money; and giving or procuring an office or employment, amounts to bribery. ...