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bribes

/bɹaɪbz/

bribes is the plural of bribe.

bribes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bribe.

Meaning of bribe

Noun

bribe (plural bribes)

  1. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law.
    • Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe.c. 1613-1625, Henry Hobart, Yardly v. Ellill
  2. The act of offering or paying such a payment: an act of bribery.
  3. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
    • Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everblooming sweets.1744, Mark Akenside, The Pleasures of the Imagination

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Words that rhyme with bribes

Questions about bribes

What is bribes the plural of?
Bribes is the plural of bribe.
How do you pronounce bribes?
Bribes is pronounced /bɹaɪbz/.

Words near bribes in the dictionary

  1. bribeproof
  2. briber
  3. briberies
  4. bribers
  5. bribery
  6. bribes
  7. bribest
  8. bribetaker
  9. bribetakers
  10. bribetaking
  11. bribeth

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