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..
bribable
-
a word derived from
bribe.
Example Sentences
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The driver said they were trying to negotiate a price for a taxi to Poipet, a Cambodian border town notorious for its bribable immigration officials.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2015
Since there are millions of beneficiaries, they were more powerful than a few bribable civil servants.
From Economist ● Oct. 17, 2012
Within the ranks of the smaller, but better informed, group of captains, mates, and government officials were plenty of bribable members.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 22, 2011
But what makes Thailand especially attractive, Mr. Burdett said, “is the international reputation, whether deserved or not, of a compliant and bribable police force.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2011
He bribed everybody bribable whose silence or speech had value.
From In a Little Town by Rupert Hughes
