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bribe
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- pronunciation:
- braIb
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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noun |
| definition: |
something promised or given to a person as a way of getting that person to do a certain thing.
If the babysitter offers you five dollars for not telling your parents that she left you alone for an hour, the babysitter is offering you a bribe.- similar words:
- hush, incentive, money, protection
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| related words: |
bait, blackmail, lure |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bribes, bribing, bribed |
| definition: |
to give or offer a bribe to.
She bribed me with candy so that I would walk to the store with her.- similar words:
- corrupt
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| related words: |
fix |
| derivations: |
bribable (adj.), briber (n.) |
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