Tra từ bribe - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bribe [bribe bribes bribed bribing] noun, verb BrE [braɪb] NAmE [braɪb]
noun
a sum of money or sth valuable that you give or offer to sb to persuade them to help you, especially by doing sth dishonest
•It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office.
•She had been offered a $50 000 bribe to drop the charges.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French briber, brimber ‘beg’, of unknown origin. The original sense was ‘rob, extort’, hence (as a noun) ‘theft, stolen goods’, also ‘money extorted or demanded for favours’, later ‘offer money as an incentive’ (early 16th cent.).

Thesaurus:
bribe noun C
•She was offered a large bribe to drop the charges.
inducement • • bait • |especially AmE kickback • |informal, usually disapproving pay-off •
£1 000/$500, etc. bribe/pay-off
offer (sb) a/an bribe/inducement/pay-off
take bribes/the bait/kickbacks

Collocations:
Crime
Committing a crime
commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud
be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking
engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
steal sb's wallet/purse/(BrE) mobile phone/(NAmE) cell phone
rob a bank/a person/a tourist
break into/ (BrE) burgle/ (NAmE) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment
hijack a plane/ship/bus
smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants
launder drug money (through sth)
forge documents/certificates/passports
take/accept/pay sb/offer (sb) a bribe
run a phishing/an email/an Internet scam
Fighting crime
combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking
prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially BrE) antisocial behaviour
foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot
help/support/protect the victims of crime
Investigating crime
report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially BrE) an incident to the police
witness the crime/attack/murder/incident
investigate a murder/(especially NAmE) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially BrE) a police/murder inquiry
investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
collect/gather forensic evidence
uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
question/interrogate a suspect/witness
solve/crack the case
more collocations at ↑justice

Example Bank:
•He paid out millions of dollars in bribes.
•a bribe of €200
•He was alleged to have accepted bribes while in office.
•The company denied that the money was intended as a bribe.
•The tax cut was described as a pre-election bribe.

verb
to give sb money or sth valuable in order to persuade them to help you, especially by doing sth dishonest
•~ sb (with sth) They bribed the guards with cigarettes.
•~ sb into doing sth She was bribed into handing over secret information.
•~ sb to do sth She bribed him to sign the certificate.
•~ your way… He managed to bribe his way onto the ship.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French briber, brimber ‘beg’, of unknown origin. The original sense was ‘rob, extort’, hence (as a noun) ‘theft, stolen goods’, also ‘money extorted or demanded for favours’, later ‘offer money as an incentive’ (early 16th cent.).

Example Bank:
•He must have bribed his way out of the prison.
•He managed to bribe his way onto the ship.