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Another word for bribe

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Noun

  1. Money, property, or a favor given, offered, or promised to a person or accepted by a person in a position of trust as an inducement to dishonest behavior

    See also:

    persuasion

    money

    crimes

Verb

  1. To give, offer, or promise a bribe to

    Idioms:
    See also:

    persuasion

    money

    crimes

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Another word for bribe

Noun
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Sentence Examples

  • The world could not bribe him.

  • I thought we could try to bribe Skippy with them.

  • money was to be obtained in order to bribe the German electors.

  • 26) to bribe the king of Damascus to renounce his league with Baasha and attack Israel.

  • a bribe for the high-priesthood and another for leave and to convert Jerusalem into a Greek city (2 Macc. iv.

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