| Front | bribe |
|---|---|
| Back | bribe noun, verb BrE /braɪb/ NAmE /braɪb/ noun word origin thesaurus collocations example bank a sum of money or sth valuable that you give or offer to sb to persuade them to help you, especially by doing sth dishonest It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. She had been offered a $50 000 bribe to drop the charges. verb verb forms word origin example bank to give sb money or sth valuable in order to persuade them to help you, especially by doing sth dishonest ~ sb (with sth) They bribed the guards with cigarettes. ~ sb into doing sth She was bribed into handing over secret information. ~ sb to do sth She bribed him to sign the certificate. ~ your way… He managed to bribe his way onto the ship. |
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