Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - bribe
Bribe
bribe
v. & n. --v.tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) persuade (a person etc.) to act improperly in one's favour by a gift of money, services, etc. (bribed the guard to release the suspect). --n. money or services offered in the process of bribing. Derivatives bribable adj. briber n. bribery n. Etymology: ME f. OF briber, brimber beg, of unkn. orig.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, morsel given to a beggar, ~, from Anglo-French, morsel Date: 15th century money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust, something that serves to induce or influence, II. verb (~d; bribing) Date: 1528 transitive verb to induce or influence by or as if by ~ry, intransitive verb to practice ~ry, bribable adjective ~e noun ~r noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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