bribe

Meanings

Noun

• Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
• That which seduces; seduction; allurement.

Verb

• To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something, usually against his/her will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
• To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.

Origin

• From Old French briber.