Bribe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment

make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɐnˌeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈaɪb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈaɪb/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæmɐnˌeɪ/.

Examples

This judge can be bought

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grease one's palms payoff buy corrupt

Parts of Speech

noun	payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
verb	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence “This judge can be bought”

Word Forms

bribe	verb	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
bribable	adjective	capable of being corrupted
briber	noun	someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act
bribery	noun	the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
bribe	noun	payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
corruptible	adjective	capable of being corrupted

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bestechen

Zahlung an eine Person in einer Vertrauensstellung, um deren Urteilsvermögen zu beeinträchtigen

🇫🇷French

pot-de-vin

paiement versé à une personne en position de confiance pour corrompre son jugement

🇪🇸Spanish

soborno

Pago hecho a una persona en una posición de confianza para corromper su juicio.

🇮🇹Italian

tangente

pagamento effettuato a una persona in una posizione di fiducia per corromperne il giudizio

🇳🇱Dutch

omkoping

betaling gedaan aan een persoon in een vertrouwenspositie om zijn oordeel te corrumperen

🇵🇹Portuguese

suborno

pagamento feito a uma pessoa em posição de confiança para corromper seu julgamento

🇷🇺Russian

подкупить

платеж, произведенный лицу, находящемуся в доверительном положении, с целью исказить его суждение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रिश्वत

विश्वास की स्थिति में किसी व्यक्ति को उसके निर्णय को भ्रष्ट करने के लिए किया गया भुगतान

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘুষ

বিশ্বাসের অবস্থানে থাকা ব্যক্তিকে তার বিচারকে দূষিত করার জন্য অর্থ প্রদান

🇮🇳Tamil

லஞ்சம்

நம்பகமான நிலையில் உள்ள ஒருவருக்கு அவரது தீர்ப்பை சிதைப்பதற்காக செலுத்தப்படும் பணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

లంచం

తన తీర్పును భ్రష్టు పట్టించడానికి విశ్వసనీయ స్థానంలో ఉన్న వ్యక్తికి చెల్లించిన చెల్లింపు

🇮🇳Marathi

लाच

विश्वासाच्या स्थितीत असलेल्या व्यक्तीला त्याचा निर्णय भ्रष्ट करण्यासाठी दिलेले पैसे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાંચ

વિશ્વાસની સ્થિતિમાં વ્યક્તિને તેના નિર્ણયને બગાડવા માટે ચૂકવણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಂಚ

ತನ್ನ ತೀರ್ಪನ್ನು ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಗೊಳಿಸಲು ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾವತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൈക്കൂലി

തൻ്റെ വിധിയെ ദുഷിപ്പിക്കാൻ വിശ്വാസയോഗ്യനായ ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്ക് നൽകിയ പണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਸ਼ਵਤ

ਭਰੋਸੇ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਉਸਦੇ ਨਿਰਣੇ ਨੂੰ ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رشوت

اعتماد کی حیثیت میں کسی شخص کو اس کے فیصلے کو خراب کرنے کے لئے ادائیگی کی گئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贿赂

向受信任的人支付款项以破坏他的判断

🇯🇵Japanese

賄賂

信頼された立場にある人の判断を損なうために行われる支払い

🇰🇷Korean

뇌물

신탁을 받는 사람에게 그의 판단력을 타락시키기 위해 지급하는 금품

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hối lộ

khoản thanh toán được thực hiện cho một người ở vị trí được tin cậy để làm sai lệch phán đoán của anh ta

🇹🇭Thai

สินบน

การจ่ายเงินให้กับบุคคลที่อยู่ในตำแหน่งที่ไว้วางใจได้เพื่อทำลายวิจารณญาณของเขา

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyuap

pembayaran yang dilakukan kepada seseorang yang mempunyai kepercayaan untuk merusak penilaiannya

🇵🇭Filipino

suhol

pagbabayad na ginawa sa isang tao sa isang posisyon ng tiwala upang sirain ang kanyang paghatol

🇲🇾Malay

rasuah

bayaran yang dibuat kepada seseorang dalam kedudukan amanah untuk merosakkan penghakimannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رشوة

دفع مبلغ لشخص في موضع ثقة لإفساد حكمه

🇮🇷Persian

رشوه دادن

پرداختی به شخصی که در موقعیت اعتماد قرار دارد تا قضاوت او را خراب کند

🇹🇷Turkish

rüşvet

Güven konumunda olan bir kişiye kararını bozmak için yapılan ödeme

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹחַד

תשלום לאדם במשרת אמון כדי להשחית את שיקול דעתו

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The primary meaning of 'bribe' is 'payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment'.

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