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Bribes
/bɹaɪbz/
Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
📖 Definitions of "Bribes"
noun
- 1
Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
- 2
That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
verb
- 1
To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something, usually against his/her will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
"She was accused of trying to bribe the jury into making false statements."
- 2
To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
"to bribe somebody's compliance"
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