Noun
bribe -
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
payoff
payment the act of paying money
hush money a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
kickback a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
payola a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
Verb
bribe -
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
corrupt ,
buy ,
grease one's palms
pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!" ; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly" ; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
criminal offence ,
criminal offense ,
law-breaking ,
crime ,
offence ,
offense (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
sop dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"
buy off ,
pay off pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
