Bribe vs Subsidise - What's the difference?
bribe | subsidise |
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.
(British) To give subsidy, to support financially.
As verbs the difference between bribe and subsidise
is that bribe is to give a to while subsidise is (british) to give subsidy, to support financially.As a noun bribe
is something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.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
subsidise
English
Alternative forms
* US subsidizeVerb
(subsidis)- The government wants to subsidise healthcare products for the elderly.