Bribe

Pronunciation

• enPR: brÄ«b, IPA: /braɪb/
• Rhymes: -aɪb

Origin

From Old French briber ("go begging").

Full definition of bribe

Noun

1. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
• HobartUndue reward for anything against justice is a bribe.
2. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
• AkensideNot the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everblooming sweets.

Synonyms

Verb

1. (transitive) To give a bribe to.
• F. W. RobertsonNeither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience.
2. (transitive) To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.to bribe somebody's compliance