bribe 1
noundomain: possession
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
Hypernym
payment 1
noun
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
EnglishDerivationally related form
bribe 1
verb
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
Hyponym
hush money 1
noun
a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
kickback 1
noun
a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
payola 1
noun
a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
soap 2
noun
money offered as a bribe
