(ไบรบฺ) {bribed,bribing,bribes} n. สินบน,สิ่งล่อใจ. vt. ให้สินบน,ติดสินบน., See also: bribable adj. ดูbribebribeable adj. ดูbribebriber n. ดูbribebribee n. ดูbribe, Syn. graft
They've bribed their way into large contracts, they've tried to influence foreign policy to their own benefit-- all good reasons why this country should not be outsourcing its military operations to private corporations.
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bribe \Bribe\ (br[imac]b), n. [F. bribe a lump of bread, scraps,
leavings of meals (that are generally given to a beggar), LL.
briba scrap of bread; cf. OF. briber, brifer, to eat
gluttonously, to beg, and OHG. bilibi food.]
1. A gift begged; a present. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with
a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a
judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of
trust.
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Undue reward for anything against justice is a
bribe. --Hobart.
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3. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
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Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave
these ever?blooming sweets. --Akenside.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bribe \Bribe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bribed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bribing}.]
1. To rob or steal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge,
juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of
trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the
conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a
bribe to.
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Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote
against his conscience. --F. W.
Robertson.
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3. To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bribe \Bribe\, v. i.
1. To commit robbery or theft. [Obs.]
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2. To give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or
corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by
some gift or promise.
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An attempt to bribe, though unsuccessful, has been
holden to be criminal, and the offender may be
indicted. --Bouvier.
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The bard may supplicate, but cannot bribe.
--Goldsmith.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bribe
n 1: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt
his judgment [syn: {bribe}, {payoff}]
v 1: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or
influence; "This judge can be bought" [syn: {bribe},
{corrupt}, {buy}, {grease one's palms}]
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