Thesaurus / bribe
FEEDBACKsynonyms for bribe
synonyms for bribe
- blackmail
- compensation
- gift
- graft
- gratuity
- hush money
- incentive
- inducement
- kickback
- perk
- reward
- allurement
- bait
- contract
- enticement
- envelope
- feedbag
- goody
- gravy
- grease
- ice
- lagniappe
- lure
- payola
- perquisite
- present
- price
- protection
- remuneration
- sop
- sweetener
- sweetening
- take
- buyoff
- corrupt money
- corrupting gift
- fringe benefit
- influence peddling
See also synonyms for: bribable / bribed / bribing / unbribable
- buy off
- corrupt
- entice
- pay off
- seduce
- tempt
- approach
- buy
- coax
- fix
- influence
- instigate
- lubricate
- lure
- pervert
- reward
- soap
- square
- suborn
- sugar
- tamper
- tip
- buy back
- do business
- get at
- get to
- grease palm
- make a deal
- oil palm
- sweeten the pot
- take care of
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There’s been billions in government money unilaterally allocated to “farmers,” but the line on that has been that money is kind of a bribe so that American farmers don’t get mad about the tariffs that have been going on.
ARTISANAL AMERICAN CHEESE WAS FINALLY ON TOP OF THE WORLD, AND THEN THE WORLD FELL APARTJAYA SAXENAOCTOBER 5, 2020EATERThere were many organizations that didn’t pay bribes and were able to complete their work.
WHEN YOUR SAFETY BECOMES MY DANGER (EP. 432)STEPHEN J. DUBNERSEPTEMBER 24, 2020FREAKONOMICSThe Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, which performed these audits, did find that billions of dollars across all projects — though not Yahn’s specifically — had been lost to corruption and bribes.
WHEN YOUR SAFETY BECOMES MY DANGER (EP. 432)STEPHEN J. DUBNERSEPTEMBER 24, 2020FREAKONOMICSShe recalled her personal experience standing up to threats and declining bribes.
HOW CRIMINAL COPS OFTEN AVOID JAILBY ANDREW FORD, ASBURY PARK PRESSSEPTEMBER 23, 2020PROPUBLICAIt uncovered hefty bribes to get undeserving kids into college with rigged test scores or fake athletic credentials.
LORI LOUGHLIN GETS TWO MONTHS IN PRISON AFTER JUDGE ACCEPTS PLEA DEAL IN COLLEGE BRIBERY SCANDALRADMARYAAUGUST 21, 2020FORTUNEIf you knew an honourable man was to be offered a bribe to do a dishonourable act, you would feel sure he would refuse it.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORDIt throve because it came with the tempting bribe of Heaven in one hand, and the withering threat of Hell in the other.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORDFather is in a rage because I will not stay home; he offered me to-day the deed for two hundred acres as a bribe.
TESSA WADSWORTH'S DISCIPLINEJENNIE M. DRINKWATERHe tried to bribe us to let him go, and made us repeated offers until he reached a figure as high as ten thousand dollars.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSHe said he had sat the whole day at the Central Station watching passengers giving bribe to procure their tickets.
THIRD CLASS IN INDIAN RAILWAYSMAHATMA GANDHIWORDS RELATED TO BRIBE
- abase
- abuse
- adulterate
- animalize
- bastardize
- blemish
- blight
- bribe
- contaminate
- damage
- debase
- debauch
- decay
- decompose
- deface
- defile
- deform
- degrade
- demean
- demoralize
- deprave
- depreciate
- despoil
- disfigure
- disgrace
- dishonor
- fix
- grease palm
- harm
- hurt
- ill-treat
- impair
- infect
- injure
- lower
- lure
- maltreat
- mar
- mistreat
- misuse
- outrage
- pull down
- putrefy
- ravage
- reduce
- rot
- ruin
- spoil
- square
- stain
- suborn
- subvert
- taint
- undermine
- violate
- vitiate
- warp
- waste
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