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bribes
1. n. plural of bribe
bribe
1. n. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
2. n. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
3. v. 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.
4. v. To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
to bribe somebody's compliance

Example Sentences

Words and bribes were useless and we discussed the possibility of turning her out into the street.  The majority of the Turkish press have no qualms about carrying on war propaganda, despite the anti-war fury of the people, because most of their financial clout comes not from newspaper sales but from bribes received from the state by various subterfuges.

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