bribe
noun
money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc..
bribes
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pluralof bribe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof bribe (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
bribenounmoney or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc..
Example Sentences
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A former president of Ecuador has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of taking bribes.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
When law enforcement tries to trace bribes or tax evasion, criminals can easily hide among the hundreds of thousands of legal shell companies whose owners were only using them to lower their taxes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The party has long grappled with venal insiders—including antigraft inspectors—who leak secrets about corruption probes in return for bribes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
At first glance, neither player seemed to be vulnerable to bribes from gamblers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The bribes, which would undoubtedly have been gleaned from the enormous resources of the church in Alexandria, were said to include some 1,500 pounds of gold—worth about sixteen million dollars in 2007.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
