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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bribe /braɪb/USA pronunciation n., v., bribed, brib•ing. n. [countable] - money given to persuade someone to do something illegal:The customs official agreed to take a bribe.
- anything given in order to influence:The babysitter had to give the child a bribe of an extra piece of cake.
v. - to give or promise a bribe to: [~ + object]We tried to bribe the customs official.[~ + object + to + verb]We bribed him to let us go through.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bribe (brīb),USA pronunciation n., v., bribed, brib•ing. n. - money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, esp. in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.:The motorist offered the arresting officer a bribe to let him go.
- anything given or serving to persuade or induce:The children were given candy as a bribe to be good.
v.t. - to give or promise a bribe to:They bribed the reporter to forget about what he had seen.
- to influence or corrupt by a bribe:The judge was too honest to be bribed.
v.i. - to give a bribe;
practice bribery.
- an expressive base *bri(m)b- denoting something small
- Middle French: remnant of food given as alms, said to be
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bribe /braɪb/ vb - to promise, offer, or give something, usually money, to (a person) to procure services or gain influence, esp illegally
n - a reward, such as money or favour, given or offered for this purpose
- any persuasion or lure
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French briber to beg, of obscure origin |