Bribe vs Impending - What's the difference?
bribe | impending |
Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
* Hobart
That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
* Akenside
To give a to.
* F. W. Robertson
To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
As verbs the difference between bribe and impending
is that bribe is to give a to while impending is .As a noun bribe
is something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.As an adjective impending is
approaching; drawing near; about to happen.bribe
English
Noun
(en noun)- Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe .
- Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everblooming sweets.
Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
(brib)- Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience.
- to bribe somebody's compliance
impending
English
Adjective
(-)- I have no time right now because of an impending paper submission deadline.
Synonyms
* imminentVerb
(head)- The hurricane is impending .
