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Bribe vs Bribery - What's the difference?

bribe | bribery |

As nouns the difference between bribe and bribery

is that bribe is something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty while bribery is the making of illegal payment, or bribes, to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions.

As a verb bribe

is to give a bribe to.

bribe

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
  • * Hobart
    • Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe .
  • That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
  • * Akenside
    • Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everblooming sweets.

    Synonyms

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    Verb

    (brib)
  • To give a to.
  • * F. W. Robertson
    • Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience.
  • To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
    • to bribe somebody's compliance

    bribery

    English

    Noun

    (briberies)
  • the making of illegal payment, or bribes, to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions
  • (legal) the activity of giving, offering or accepting bribes