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| bribe |
to give or offer a bribe to. [1/4 definitions] |
| bribery |
the offering or accepting of a bribe. |
| buy |
to give a bribe to. [1/7 definitions] |
| buy off |
to give money in exchange for cooperation, silence, or noninterference; bribe. |
| corruption |
influencing by a bribe; bribery. [1/5 definitions] |
| grease someone's palm |
(informal) to give money to someone, usu. as a bribe. |
| hush money |
(informal) money paid as a bribe to keep a person from revealing something such as a scandalous or criminal act. |
| pay off |
(informal) to give a bribe to (someone). [1/3 definitions] |
| rake-off |
(informal) a share of total profits, esp. an amount received illegally, such as a bribe or embezzlement. |
| sop |
something given to soothe, placate, win over, or bribe. [1/6 definitions] |
| venal |
associated with or done in response to a bribe. [2/3 definitions] |
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