TO BRIBE

Good morning / afternoon / evening everyone, depending on when you are reading this. Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin. I hope your week has started off well.

Today we are continuing with our crime words.

Yesterday we looked at the verb to blackmail (to make someone give you money or to do what you want by threatening to tell people negative or embarrassing information about them).

Today's Word is: to bribe (verb)

It means: to give money or presents to someone so they will help you by doing something dishonest or illegal.

Example 1: They were found guilty of trying to bribe the judges.

Example 2: They bribed the police so they wouldn't give them a ticket for speeding.

The equivalent noun of the verb to bribe is a bribe (the money or presents given to someone so that they will help you by doing something dishonest or illegal); and the crime is called bribery.

Example 3: She will appear in court on charges of bribery and tax evasion.

⇒ To get some writing practice, I encourage you to write your own sentence with today's crime word. You can post your sentence on one of our social media sites (Facebook or Bluesky) and we will give you feedback about your writing ASAP.

Have a great day!