Bribe
noun
Money or anything valuable that you give to someone to make them do something for you, usually something unethical.
He gave the official a bribe to ignore the building codes.
Often appears as...
- accept a bribe
- offer a bribe
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Disapproving
verb
To give money or anything valuable to someone to make them do something for you, usually something unethical.
He tried to bribe the officer to let him go.
Often appears as...
- bribe someone into
- bribe someone to do something
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Money or anything valuable that you give to someone to make them do something for you, usually something unethical.
He gave the official a bribe to ignore the building codes.
Often appears as...
- accept a bribe
- offer a bribe
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To give money or anything valuable to someone to make them do something for you, usually something unethical.
He tried to bribe the officer to let him go.
Often appears as...
- bribe someone into
- bribe someone to do something
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Bribe carries a negative meaning and implies corrupt and illegal actions.
The politician was exposed for taking bribes.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Money
Bribe doesn't always involve money; it can be any favor or item given for influence.
He offered concert tickets as a bribe for better grades.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Illegality
In all cultures, a bribe is illegal and unacceptable in a professional setting.
Accepting bribes is forbidden for government officials.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Bribe carries a negative meaning and implies corrupt and illegal actions.
The politician was exposed for taking bribes.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Money
Bribe doesn't always involve money; it can be any favor or item given for influence.
He offered concert tickets as a bribe for better grades.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Illegality
In all cultures, a bribe is illegal and unacceptable in a professional setting.
Accepting bribes is forbidden for government officials.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Bribe carries a negative meaning and implies corrupt and illegal actions.
The politician was exposed for taking bribes.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Money
Bribe doesn't always involve money; it can be any favor or item given for influence.
He offered concert tickets as a bribe for better grades.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Illegality
In all cultures, a bribe is illegal and unacceptable in a professional setting.
Accepting bribes is forbidden for government officials.
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Afra Raymond: Three...
in the private sector that has nothing to do with government. The same bribes and backhanders and things that take place under the table, it all takes place in the private sector. Today, I'm focusing on public sector corruption, which the private sector also participates in. The second important myth to understand --
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It’s time to embrace our...
like our subsidization of highways like our home mortgage interest deduction that bribes Americans to leave urban apartments and move into suburban homes and most of all to rethink our urban school system that does so much to discourage parents from living in in urban areas thank you very much
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3 principles for...
And it's not designed just to satisfy the desires of one person, the user, but in fact it has to respect the preferences of everybody. So it can deal with a certain amount of nastiness, and it can even understand that your nastiness, for example, you may take bribes as a passport official
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Can you solve the pirate...
If we follow our intuition, it seems like Amaro should try to bribe the other pirates with most of the gold to increase the chances of his plan being accepted. But it turns out he can do much better than that. Why? Like we said, the pirates all know each other to be top-notch logicians.
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Steven Pinker: What our...
could interpret it as a bribe, in which case you get the payoff of going free. The honest officer can't hold you to it as being a bribe, and therefore, you get the nuisance of the traffic ticket. So you get the best of both worlds. And a similar analysis, I think,
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How fake handbags fund...
and just two days after those raids, that gang were trying to bribe a law firm to get their stock back. Even now, we have no idea where all that money went, to who it went to, but you can bet it's never going to benefit the likes of you or me.
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Halloween History PIPE...
extortion deal give us candy or will trash your house store keepers and neighbors began giving treats or bribes to stop the tricks and children were encouraged to travel door-to-door for
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How to ask for help --...
This is really please avoid disclaimers, apologies and bribes. Really, really important. Do any of these sound familiar? 'I'm so, so sorry that I have to ask you for this."
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Hyeonseo Lee: My escape...
But even after we got past the border, my family was arrested and jailed for illegal border crossing. After I paid the fine and bribe, my family was released in one month.
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Male Hummingbirds Fight...
this dependency they need help spreading their pollen using nectar as a bribe the plants ensure many visits from both female hummingbirds and brightly colored
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Afra Raymond: Three...
in the private sector that has nothing to do with government. The same bribes and backhanders and things that take place under the table, it all takes place in the private sector. Today, I'm focusing on public sector corruption, which the private sector also participates in. The second important myth to understand --
Video examples
It’s time to embrace our...
like our subsidization of highways like our home mortgage interest deduction that bribes Americans to leave urban apartments and move into suburban homes and most of all to rethink our urban school system that does so much to discourage parents from living in in urban areas thank you very much
Video examples
3 principles for...
And it's not designed just to satisfy the desires of one person, the user, but in fact it has to respect the preferences of everybody. So it can deal with a certain amount of nastiness, and it can even understand that your nastiness, for example, you may take bribes as a passport official
Video examples
Can you solve the pirate...
If we follow our intuition, it seems like Amaro should try to bribe the other pirates with most of the gold to increase the chances of his plan being accepted. But it turns out he can do much better than that. Why? Like we said, the pirates all know each other to be top-notch logicians.
Video examples
Steven Pinker: What our...
could interpret it as a bribe, in which case you get the payoff of going free. The honest officer can't hold you to it as being a bribe, and therefore, you get the nuisance of the traffic ticket. So you get the best of both worlds. And a similar analysis, I think,
Video examples
How fake handbags fund...
and just two days after those raids, that gang were trying to bribe a law firm to get their stock back. Even now, we have no idea where all that money went, to who it went to, but you can bet it's never going to benefit the likes of you or me.
Video examples
Halloween History PIPE...
extortion deal give us candy or will trash your house store keepers and neighbors began giving treats or bribes to stop the tricks and children were encouraged to travel door-to-door for
Video examples
How to ask for help --...
This is really please avoid disclaimers, apologies and bribes. Really, really important. Do any of these sound familiar? 'I'm so, so sorry that I have to ask you for this."
Video examples
Hyeonseo Lee: My escape...
But even after we got past the border, my family was arrested and jailed for illegal border crossing. After I paid the fine and bribe, my family was released in one month.
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Male Hummingbirds Fight...
this dependency they need help spreading their pollen using nectar as a bribe the plants ensure many visits from both female hummingbirds and brightly colored
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John Gokongwei
Chinese Businessman
I played the piano as a boy for six years, from the time I was six to 12 years old. My piano lessons ended when my father died because our family had no more money. I used to have a mestiza teacher. She'd come once a week to teach me piano lessons, and she'd bribe me each time with an apple; otherwise, I wouldn't play.
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Graham Greene
British Novelist
I have often noticed that a bribe has that effect - it changes a relation. The man who offers a bribe gives away a little of his own importance; the bribe once accepted, he becomes the inferior, like a man who has paid for a woman.
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David Chang
American Chef
I've never bribed my way into a restaurant. I've never slipped a C-note or greased a palm. In truth, I've never even considered it. I've assumed, of course, that people do such things.
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Edwin Soeryadjaya
Indonesian Businessman
If you don't pay bribes, people think you're odd. It's very sad. I cannot say that I'm proud to be an Indonesian. This is one of the most corrupt countries in the world.
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Adele
English Singer
There is nothing that would upset me more than my dad being bribed by the press. It's like, 'Just let them run it, then. Don't you give them ammunition.
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Hector Tobar
American Author
You cannot bribe a Chilean police officer - I know this firsthand.
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Ehud Olmert
Israeli Politician
I never took a bribe. This is the truth, and there is no other.
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Claud Cockburn
British Journalist
Never underestimate the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe.
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Edward Coke
English Businessman
Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great.
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Kamisese Mara
Fijian Statesman
I have never been bribed as a Prime Minister.
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John Gokongwei
Chinese Businessman
I played the piano as a boy for six years, from the time I was six to 12 years old. My piano lessons ended when my father died because our family had no more money. I used to have a mestiza teacher. She'd come once a week to teach me piano lessons, and she'd bribe me each time with an apple; otherwise, I wouldn't play.
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Graham Greene
British Novelist
I have often noticed that a bribe has that effect - it changes a relation. The man who offers a bribe gives away a little of his own importance; the bribe once accepted, he becomes the inferior, like a man who has paid for a woman.
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David Chang
American Chef
I've never bribed my way into a restaurant. I've never slipped a C-note or greased a palm. In truth, I've never even considered it. I've assumed, of course, that people do such things.
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Edwin Soeryadjaya
Indonesian Businessman
If you don't pay bribes, people think you're odd. It's very sad. I cannot say that I'm proud to be an Indonesian. This is one of the most corrupt countries in the world.
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Adele
English Singer
There is nothing that would upset me more than my dad being bribed by the press. It's like, 'Just let them run it, then. Don't you give them ammunition.
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Hector Tobar
American Author
You cannot bribe a Chilean police officer - I know this firsthand.
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Ehud Olmert
Israeli Politician
I never took a bribe. This is the truth, and there is no other.
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Claud Cockburn
British Journalist
Never underestimate the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe.
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Edward Coke
English Businessman
Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great.
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Kamisese Mara
Fijian Statesman
I have never been bribed as a Prime Minister.
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