bribery
/ˈbɹaɪbəɹi/
bribery noun: the act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.
Noun
bribery (plural briberies)
bribery meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
bribery in Hindi
- bribery, taking bribes
- रिश्वतख़ोरी riśvatxorī, घूसख़ोरी ghūsxorī
bribery in Tamil
- கையூட்டு, கைக்கூலி கொடுத்தல், கிம்பளம், இலஞ்சம், லஞ்சம், சம்பளம்
bribery in Marathi
- giving, offering or accepting bribes
- लाचखोरी lāckhorī
bribery in Urdu
- رشوت خوری, رشوت ستانی
More languagesFewer languages
- bribery in Malayalam
- കൈക്കൂലി kaikkūli, കോഴ kōḻa
- bribery in Kannada
- ಗಿಂಬಳ, ಅಡ್ಡದುಡ್ಡು, ಪತ್ತುವಳಿ, ಕಯ್ಕೂಲಿ
- bribery in Arabic
- رَشْوَة rašwa, رشوة
- bribery in Malay
- rasuah
- bribery in Indonesian
- penyuapan, penyogokan, gratifikasi
- bribery in Thai
- อามิสสินจ้าง aamít sĭn jâang
- bribery in Vietnamese
- sự đút lót, sự hối lộ, sự mua chuộc, sự ăn hối lộ
Examples of bribery in a sentence
- The party's staunchest stalwarts constitute the President's redoubtable bulwark against the latter bribery accusations.
- Accusations of bribery split the party just before the election.
- In other instances, rent seeking takes other forms, such as bribery, corruption, smuggling, and black markets.
Synonyms of bribery
Forms of bribery
| plural | briberies |
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Origin of bribery
From bribe + -ery.
Words formed from bribery
Questions about bribery
- What does bribery mean?
- Bribery means the act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.
- What is bribery in Hindi?
- Bribery in Hindi is रिश्वतख़ोरी (riśvatxorī), घूसख़ोरी (ghūsxorī). See Bribery meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bribery?
- Bribery is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bribery?
- Bribery is pronounced /ˈbɹaɪbəɹi/.
- What is the plural of bribery?
- The plural of bribery is briberies.
Words near bribery in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bribery (page history and authors); घूसख़ोरी (Hindi) (page history and authors); bribery (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bribery (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); കൈക്കൂലി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); bribery (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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