bribe
[ brahyb ]
/ braɪb /
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.: 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.
verb (used with object), bribed, brib·ing.
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.
verb (used without object), bribed, brib·ing.
to give a bribe; practice bribery.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
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1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French: remnant of food given as alms, said to be < an expressive base *bri(m)b- denoting something small
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British Dictionary definitions for bribe
bribe
/ (braɪb) /
verb
to promise, offer, or give something, usually money, to (a person) to procure services or gain influence, esp illegally
noun
a reward, such as money or favour, given or offered for this purpose
any persuasion or lure
a length of flawed or damaged cloth removed from the main piece
Derived forms of bribe
bribable or bribeable, adjectivebriber, nounWord Origin for bribe
C14: from Old French briber to beg, of obscure origin
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