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..
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This idea of his own bribeability set him apart for himself; with the further mark in fact that his case was absolutely proved.
From The Ambassadors by Henry James