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Bribe
01
an amount of money or something of value given to someone in order to persuade them to do something that is illegal
Examples
The politician was caught accepting a bribe from a construction company in exchange for favorable contracts.
The businessman offered a bribe to the customs official to expedite the shipment of his goods.
to bribe
01
to persuade someone to do something, often illegal, by giving them an amount of money or something of value
Transitive: to bribe sb
Examples
Businesses were fined for attempting to bribe government officials for favorable contracts.
Law enforcement arrested individuals attempting to bribe witnesses in an ongoing investigation.
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