bribe

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law.
2. The act of offering or paying such a payment: an act of bribery.
3. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.

Verb

1. (transitive) To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
2. (transitive) To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.

Sinonieme

corrupt

graft

suborn

buy

🛍️

payoff

present

bribery

tip

grease one’s palms

sop

inducement

buy off

hush money

payola

subornation

persuade

hush-money

placate

grease one’s palm

give a bribe

oil

coax

butter up

kickback

back road

appease

cajole

bung

money under the table

offer a bribe

tea and cigarettes

tea money

schmeer

corrupt practice

secret commission

pay a bribe

commit bribery

allurement

backhander

backhander

baksheesh

bribing

buy up

carry

corruption

fee

fix

gift

🎁

have

incentive

Vertalings

sobornar

bestechen

pot-de-vin

bustarella

soborno

corrompre

subornar

soudoyer

corrompere

omkopen

suborno

Bestechungsgeld

Schmiergeld

dessous-de-table

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/bɹaɪb/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle English bribe, from Old French briber (“go begging”), from the noun bribe (“a gift”).

Sinne

The directors were accused of bribe , tax fraud and forgery .