bribe

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
  2. verb make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

Etymology

From Middle English bribe, from Old French briber (“go begging”), from the noun bribe (“a gift”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

payoff

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