bribe

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[edit] English

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Singular
bribe

Plural
bribes

bribe (plural bribes)

  1. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.

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Infinitive
to bribe

Third person singular
bribes

Simple past
bribed

Past participle
bribed

Present participle
bribing

to bribe (third-person singular simple present bribes, present participle bribing, simple past and past participle bribed)

  1. (transitive) To give a bribe to.

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Imitative.

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bribe f. (plural bribes)

  1. (obsolete) crumb (of bread)
  2. scrap, bit