Bribable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of being corrupted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmən/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈaɪbəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈaɪbəbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmən/.

Examples

corruptible judges
dishonest politicians
a purchasable senator

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

purchasable venal dishonest corruptible

Parts of Speech

adjective

capable of being corrupted

“corruptible judges”

Word Forms

corrupt	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
corruptibility	noun	the capability of being corrupted
bribe	verb	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
venality	noun	prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bestechlich

korrupt sein kann

🇫🇷French

soudoyable

susceptible d'être corrompu

🇪🇸Spanish

sobornable

capaz de corromperse

🇮🇹Italian

corruttibile

suscettibile di essere corrotto

🇳🇱Dutch

omkoopbaar

in staat om beschadigd te raken

🇵🇹Portuguese

subornável

capaz de ser corrompido

🇷🇺Russian

подкупной

способный быть испорченным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रिश्वत देने योग्य

भ्रष्ट होने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘুষযোগ্য

দূষিত হতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

லஞ்சம் கொடுக்கக்கூடிய

சிதைக்கும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

లంచగొండి

పాడు చేయగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

लाचपात्र

भ्रष्ट होण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાંચપાત્ર

ભ્રષ્ટ થવા માટે સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಂಚ ನೀಡಬಹುದಾದ

ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൈക്കൂലി

ദുഷിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਸ਼ਵਤ ਦੇਣ ਯੋਗ

ਖਰਾਬ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

رشوت کے قابل

خراب ہونے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可贿赂的

能够被损坏

🇯🇵Japanese

賄賂の対象となる

破損する可能性がある

🇰🇷Korean

매수할 수 있는

부패할 수 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thể mua chuộc

có khả năng bị hỏng

🇹🇭Thai

ติดสินบน

สามารถเสียหายได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg mudah disogok

mampu dirusak

🇵🇭Filipino

nasusuhol

kayang ma-corrupt

🇲🇾Malay

boleh rasuah

mampu dirosakkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قابل للرشوة

قادرة على الفساد

🇮🇷Persian

رشوه پذیر

قادر به فاسد شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

rüşvet verilebilir

bozulmaya müsait

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניתן לשוחד

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