Saturday, August 20, 2011

Bribe?!?!?!?!?

Bribe:

bribe
   [brahyb] Show IPA noun, verb, bribed, brib·ing.
noun
1. money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.: The motorist offered the arresting officer a bribe to let him go.
2. anything given or serving to persuade or induce: The children were given candy as a bribe to be good.
verb (used with object)
3. to give or promise a bribe to: They bribed the reporter to forget about what he had seen.
4. to influence or corrupt by a bribe: The judge was too honest to be bribed.

Even Corey Ellis could understand the verb and noun forms of the word.



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