Meaning of "bribe" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRIBE

From Old French briber to beg, of obscure origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BRIBE

bribe  [braɪb]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRIBE

Bribe is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bribe in English.

WHAT DOES BRIBE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bribery

Bribery is an act of giving money or gift giving that alters the behavior of the recipient. Bribery constitutes a crime and is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in charge of a public or legal duty. The bribe is the gift bestowed to influence the recipient's conduct. It may be any money, good, right in action, property, preferment, privilege, emolument, object of value, advantage, or merely a promise or undertaking to induce or influence the action, vote, or influence of a person in an official or public capacity. In economics, the bribe has been described as rent. Bribery in bureaucracy has been viewed as a reason for the higher cost of production of goods and services.

Definition of bribe in the English dictionary

The first definition of bribe in the dictionary is to promise, offer, or give something, usually money, to to procure services or gain influence, esp illegally. Other definition of bribe is a reward, such as money or favour, given or offered for this purpose. Bribe is also any persuasion or lure.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BRIBE

PRESENT

Present

I bribe

you bribe

he/she/it bribes

we bribe

you bribe

they bribe

Present continuous

I am bribing

you are bribing

he/she/it is bribing

we are bribing

you are bribing

they are bribing

Present perfect

I have bribed

you have bribed

he/she/it has bribed

we have bribed

you have bribed

they have bribed

Present perfect continuous

I have been bribing

you have been bribing

he/she/it has been bribing

we have been bribing

you have been bribing

they have been bribing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bribed

you bribed

he/she/it bribed

we bribed

you bribed

they bribed

Past continuous

I was bribing

you were bribing

he/she/it was bribing

we were bribing

you were bribing

they were bribing

Past perfect

I had bribed

you had bribed

he/she/it had bribed

we had bribed

you had bribed

they had bribed

Past perfect continuous

I had been bribing

you had been bribing

he/she/it had been bribing

we had been bribing

you had been bribing

they had been bribing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bribe

you will bribe

he/she/it will bribe

we will bribe

you will bribe

they will bribe

Future continuous

I will be bribing

you will be bribing

he/she/it will be bribing

we will be bribing

you will be bribing

they will be bribing

Future perfect

I will have bribed

you will have bribed

he/she/it will have bribed

we will have bribed

you will have bribed

they will have bribed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bribing

you will have been bribing

he/she/it will have been bribing

we will have been bribing

you will have been bribing

they will have been bribing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bribe

you would bribe

he/she/it would bribe

we would bribe

you would bribe

they would bribe

Conditional continuous

I would be bribing

you would be bribing

he/she/it would be bribing

we would be bribing

you would be bribing

they would be bribing

Conditional perfect

I would have bribe

you would have bribe

he/she/it would have bribe

we would have bribe

you would have bribe

they would have bribe

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bribing

you would have been bribing

he/she/it would have been bribing

we would have been bribing

you would have been bribing

they would have been bribing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bribe
we let´s bribe
you bribe

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bribe

Past participle

bribed

Present Participle

bribing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BRIBE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bribe» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bribe

allurement · backhander · buy off · corrupt · enticement · get at · graft · hush money · incentive · inducement · kickback · lure · pay off · payola · reward · sop · square · suborn · sweetener

TRANSLATION OF BRIBE

Find out the translation of bribe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bribe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bribe» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 贿赂
• Translator English - Spanish: sobornar
• English: bribe
• Translator English - Hindi: रिश्वत
• Translator English - Arabic: يَرشو
• Translator English - Russian: подкупать
• Translator English - Portuguese: subornar
• Translator English - Bengali: ঘুষ
• Translator English - French: corrompre
• Translator English - Malay: Rasuah
• Translator English - German: bestechen
• Translator English - Japanese: 賄賂を使う
• Translator English - Korean: 뇌물을 주다
• Translator English - Javanese: Sogokan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hối lộ
• Translator English - Tamil: லஞ்சம்
• Translator English - Marathi: लाच
• Translator English - Turkish: rüşvet
• Translator English - Italian: corrompere
• Translator English - Polish: przekupić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: хабар
• Translator English - Romanian: a mitui
• Translator English - Greek: δωροδοκώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: omkoopgeld
• Translator English - Swedish: muta
• Translator English - Norwegian: bestikke

10 QUOTES WITH «BRIBE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bribe.

1

Gautam Adani

Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.

2

Paul Bloom

It's really difficult working with kids and with babies because they are not cooperative subjects: they are not socialized into the idea that they should cheerfully and cooperatively give you information. They're not like undergraduates, who you can bribe with beer money or course credit.

3

Claud Cockburn

Never underestimate the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe.

4

Edward Coke

Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great.

5

Jim Garrison

It's rather naive, apart from being ethically objectionable, to assume that our investigators travel around the country with bags of money trying to bribe witnesses to lie on the witness stand. We just don't operate that way.

6

John Gokongwei

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.

7

Thomas Gray

Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, he had not the method of making a fortune.

8

Graham Greene

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.

9

Evan Hunter

I know that all cops are not sterling characters. But you have to have someone to root for. I balance it with rotten cops who will take a bribe, who will beat somebody up.

10

Imran Khan

During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or offered a bribe.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRIBE»

Discover the use of bribe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bribe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Bullet Or the Bribe: Taking Down Colombia's Cali Drug Cartel

Chepesiuk details the dramatic rise and fall of one of the world's most powerful drug cartels.

Ron Chepesiuk, 2003

How to Bribe a Judge: Poems from the Bench

A book of poems for justified sinners and reprobates alike, this collection of poetry, written by a Justice of the Ontario Court, offers insights on the act of court room sentencing and explores mercy and tolerance strained by wisdom.

James Clarke, 2002

The Begonia Bribe

Roanoke, Virginia, is home to some of the country’s most exquisite gardens, and it’s Camellia Harris’s job to promote them.

Alyse Carlson, 2013

The Bribe

Oskar Klausenstock. a swiftly moving ship. He would walk as if he owned us, rarely looking at anyone, as if looking into our eyes was beneath his dignity. Fifty years ago, it was. I vividly remember some of it. I try to remember more, but as yet I ...

Oskar Klausenstock, 2013

Equity: Issues and Trends : the Importance and Pervasiveness ...

ReidS* The money or property offered and accepted and constituting the bribe belongs in law to the recipient of the bribe. Legal title vests in the bribec. Moreover, the provider of the bribe is unable to recover it and Lord Templeman suggests ...

Malcolm Cope, 1995

Cases & Materials on Trusts

The question in issue concerned the status of a fiduciary who received a bribe, in particular, whether such a fiduciary became a mere debtor for the innocent party or alternatively a trustee for the aggrieved party. The defendants mounted an ...

Mohamed Ramjohn, 2004

A Merry Chase Around the Gift/bribe Boundary

This thesis questions whether it is possible to locate a boundary between gift and bribe that can survive comparison across cultures and history.

Douglas Wilton Thompson, 2008

Comparative Law Yearbook

not constitute a bribe, is a benefit which the fiduciary derives from trust property or obtains from knowledge which he acquires in the course of acting as a fiduciary. A fiduciary is not always accountable for a secret benefit, but he is undoubtedly ...

Dennis Campbell, Susan Cotter, 1998

Fighting Corruption in Transition Economies Fighting ...

A bribe-giver shall be exempt from criminal responsibility if there has been bribe extortion with his/her respect by a person authorised to fulfil public functions, or an equivalent person, or if this bribe-giver has voluntarily reported the fact of ...

OECD, 2007

Todd & Watt's Cases and Materials on Equity and Trusts

Butifthebribe consists ofpropertywhich increases in value or if a cash bribe is invested advantageously, thefalse fiduciary will receive a benefitfrom his breach of duty unless he is accountable not only for the original amount or value of the bribe ...

Gary Watt, Paul Todd, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRIBE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bribe is used in the context of the following news items.

Indian woman 'set on fire' by police for refusing to pay bribe

A woman was killed in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday after accusing policemen of setting her on fire for refusing to pay a bribe. Neetu Dwivedi, 40 ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»

Police: Suspended driver arrested for offering bribe

Alex Steven Steckly, 28, reportedly offered an officer a bribe after he was pulled over while driving with a suspended license, July 6, 2015. «KOIN.com, Jul 15»

Bribe: FCI ex-manager convicted

The court sentenced Giriraj Prasad Meena to three years' rigorous imprisonment and also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 for demanding the bribe ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

Two prosecutors arrested in bribe sting

Two high-ranking prosecutors who allegedly took a Hr 3.15 million bribe as part of a sting operation were arrested by the Security Services of ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»

UP shocker: After haggling over bribe, 'cop sets woman on fire'

A woman in Barabanki was allegedly set on fire by a policeman posted at Kothi police station after the officers there reportedly demanded a ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

Probe allegations of bribe demand in Vyapam scam: HC

... the investigators on May 29. "In both the affidavits, we have explained in detail about the bribe and why it was demanded,'' Bohre told TOI. «Times of India, Jul 15»

Man accuses traffic cop of wanting bribe

A PROMINENT Pietermaritzburg businessman has accused a traffic officer from the Msunduzi Municipality of demanding a bribe in exchange ... «News24, Jul 15»

3 Akola MSEDCL engrs suspended for demanding bribe to give power

In his police statement, Dilip Tayde had said that about two years ago he paid Rs15,000 bribe to Ashish Gangane, the then assistant engineer ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Kofi Manu denies suggesting Egypt attempted to bribe Ghana

Ghana FA member Kofi Manu has denied reports that he claimed the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) offered a $1-million bribe to Ghana to ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»

Bribe cuffs on another MLA

Veeraiah and Reddy are accused of trying to bribe Elvis Stephenson, a nominated MLA from the Anglo Indian community who is attached to the ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»