Bribery

Noun CEFR B1

ˈbɹaɪbəɹi

Definitions

The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.
The activity of offering, giving, or accepting such bribes.

Equivalents

Españolcohecho convoluto sobornaciónsoborno

Françaiscorruption

DeutschBestechung

26 more languages

العربيةالرّشوة رشوة

Българскиподкупване

Catalàsuborn subornar

Češtinakorupce úplatkářství

Ελληνικάδωροδοκία δωροληψία

Esperantosubaĉetado

Suomilahjominen lahjonta

Gaeilgebreabaireacht

Galegocomprar mercar subornarsuborno untar

हिन्दीघूसख़ोरी रिश्वतख़ोरी

Հայերենկաշառակերություն կաշառում

Bahasa Indonesiagratifikasi omkoping penyogokanpenyuapan

Italianoconcussione corruzione

日本語収賄涜職賄賂賄賂のやり取り

한국어뇌물 증수회 증회회뢰

Latinacorruptela corruptio largitiopraemium repetundae

मराठीलाचखोरी

Bahasa Melayurasuah

Nederlandsomkoperij omkoping

Polskikorupcja łapówkarstwo łapownictwoprzekup

Portuguêssuborno

Русскийвзяточничество

Slovenčinaúplatkárstvo

Svenskabestickning mutbrott mutning

ไทยอามิสสินจ้าง

Türkçerüşvet

Examples

“accept ⟳ bribery”

“combat bribery”

“accused of bribery”

“The official was arrested on charges of bribery.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

Bribes bribetaker bribetaking Bribiesca Bribing Bribri

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