bribe noun - definition in Business English Dictionary

bribe

/braɪb/ noun [C] LAW

› money or a gift that you give to someone so that they will do something for you, often something dishonest:

offer/accept/take a bribe He was accused of accepting bribes from wealthy businessmen.

It was easy to see the gift as a sort of bribe.

(Definition of bribe noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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