Synonyms for bribe
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1. bribe

   A gift is in the popular, and also in the legal sense that which is voluntarily bestowed without expectation of return or compensation. Gift is now almost always used in the good sense, bribe always in the evil sense to signify payment for a dishonorable service under the semblance of a gift. In Scriptural language gift is often used for bribe. "The king by judgment establisheth the land; but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it." Prov. xxix, 4. A benefaction is a charitable gift, generally of large amount, and viewed as of enduring value, as an endowment for a college. A donation is something, perhaps of great, never of trivial value, given usually on some public ground, as to a cause or to a person representing a cause, but not necessarily of value beyond the immediate present; as, a donation to a pastor. A gratuity is usually something of moderate value and is always given as to an inferior, and as of favor, not of right; as, a gratuity to a waiter. Largess is archaic for a bountiful gratuity, usually to be distributed among many, as among the heralds at ancient tournaments. A present is a gift of friendship, or conciliation, and given as to an equal or a superior; no one's pride is hurt by accepting what is viewed as strictly a present. A boon is a gift that has been desired or craved or perhaps asked, or something freely given that meets some great desire. A grant is commonly considerable in amount and given by public authority; as, a grant of public lands for a college.

   Synonyms:
   benefaction, bequest, boon, bounty, donation, gift, grant, gratuity, largess, present

   Antonyms:
   compensation, earnings, guerdon, penalty, remuneration, wages

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1. bribe, payoffverb

   payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment

   Synonyms:
   issue, take, return, proceeds, yield, takings, payoff, wages, reward, final payment

2. bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palmsverb

   make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

   "This judge can be bought"

   Synonyms:
   grease one's palms, pervert, spoil, vitiate, deprave, debauch, purchase, subvert, profane, defile, sully, debase, misdirect, demoralise, corrupt, taint, demoralize, buy, cloud

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1. bribenoun

   Synonyms:
   reward of treachery

2. bribeverb

   Synonyms:
   suborn, gain by a bribe, give a bribe to

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1. bribenoun

   Synonyms:
   hush-money, boodle (Slang)

2. bribeverb

   Synonyms:
   suborn

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1. List of paraphrases for "bribe":

   bribery, payoff, kickback, corrupt, buy

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1. StockMkt Today:

   SysterFucker SBI securities have stopped its web trading platform functioning right now and it shows around 2 pm the market may nose dive. SEBI securities top officials might be counting money received as bribe from brokers community

2. Peter Guadagnino:

   The injustice was the DA's office positioning this as a rape case, my client has been called a rapist all this time. He did take a bribe, and I won't talk that down, but he never raped anyone.

3. Hindi Filmy Quote:

   Jag uska joh paisa wala ho, Ghaple se mile ya rishwat se(The world belongs to the one who has money, whether you get it by duping or taking bribe)

4. Elizabeth Warren:

   That is corruption right at the heart of this government, how it could even be legal, that Goldman Sachs could offer a pre-bribe to somebody like Gary Cohn ?

5. Malik Riaz Hussain:

   If I tell you the amount of the biggest bribe I have ever paid, you will have a heart attack.