bribe

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bribe (plural bribes)

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

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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