<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>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.</li><li>anything given or serving to persuade or induce: The children were given candy as a bribe to be good.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to give or promise a bribe to: They bribed the reporter to forget about what he had seen.</li><li>to influence or corrupt by a bribe: The judge was too honest to be bribed.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to give a bribe; practice bribery.</li></ul>