| 单词 | bribe-paying |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbribe-paying bribe-paying adj. and n. (a) adj. that pays a bribe or bribes; (b) n. the action or practice of paying a bribe or bribes. ΚΠ 1890 San Francisco Chron. 17 July 4/2 In summarily convincing these bribe-paying fishermen [that bribery is a crime], the commissioners will..break up a nefarious practice. 1910 Lock Haven (Pa.) Express 10 Feb. 1/1 (heading) Again told of bribe paying. 1979 Economist 28 Apr. 84/3 Vietnam would stop sending large shiploads of bribe-paying people to destinations unwilling to accept them. 2017 Africa News (Nexis) 23 Nov. The corruption infecting politics and trade worldwide: from overt forms of graft like bribe-paying, to more subtle forms like tax avoidance. < as lemmas |
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