bribe
/braɪb/noun
उच्चारण ब्राइब
रिश्वत
Core word
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[C]
a sum of money or something valuable that you give or offer to somebody to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest
रिश्वत
- take a bribe
- The officer refused to take a bribe.
- He was caught offering a bribe to the inspector.
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- Accepting a bribe is a serious crime.
- The clerk refused the bribe and reported it.
Synonyms kickback inducement payoff backhander
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[T]
to give somebody money or something valuable in order to persuade them to help you
रिश्वत देना
- bribe an official
- He tried to bribe the traffic officer to avoid a fine.
- The contractor tried to bribe the engineer into passing the work.
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- It is illegal to bribe a witness.
- Nobody could bribe the honest judge.
Synonyms buy off pay off corrupt
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
bribe + sb + to-infinitive
As a verb, bribe takes the person and then to + verb for the dishonest act wanted.
Verb के रूप में 'bribe' के बाद व्यक्ति और फिर चाहा गया बेईमान काम to + verb से आता है।
- He tried to bribe the clerk to change the record.
- No one could bribe the umpire to give a wrong decision.
bribe + sb + into + -ing
Into plus the -ing form also shows the act that the bribe is meant to produce.
Into के साथ -ing रूप भी वह काम बताता है जो रिश्वत से करवाना है।
- They bribed the guard into opening the gate.
a bribe of + amount / offer sb a bribe
As a noun, bribe is countable and takes of for the amount, and verbs such as offer, take or accept.
Noun के रूप में 'bribe' countable है; राशि के लिए of और offer, take या accept जैसी क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- He offered the officer a bribe of ten thousand rupees.
- The inspector refused to accept the bribe.
bribe + sb + with sth
Use with to name what is given as the bribe.
रिश्वत में दी गई चीज़ बताने के लिए with का प्रयोग होता है।
- She bribed the child with sweets to stay quiet.
bribe + sb + not to-infinitive
A bribe can also be paid to make someone refrain from doing something, using not to.
रिश्वत किसी को कोई काम न करने के लिए भी दी जा सकती है; तब not to का प्रयोग होता है।
- He bribed the witness not to speak in court.
+Collocations 4
verb + bribe
offertakeacceptpaydemand
- The clerk was caught demanding a bribe.
adjective + bribe
hugesmallillegalsecrettempting
- A huge bribe was found in his bag.
bribe + noun
moneyscandalcasechargeoffer
- The bribe case reached the High Court.
bribe + sb
an officiala witnessa policemana judgea referee
- He was accused of trying to bribe a witness.
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- Radhika refused the bribe and reported the matter to the vigilance office.
राधिका ने रिश्वत लेने से मना कर दिया और मामले की सूचना vigilance office को दी।
- The contractor bribed an engineer to pass the poor bridge.
ठेकेदार ने एक इंजीनियर को रिश्वत देकर ख़राब पुल पास करवा लिया।
- Parents should not bribe children with gifts to make them study.
माता-पिता को पढ़ाई के लिए बच्चों को उपहारों का लालच नहीं देना चाहिए।
- A bribe offered to a public servant is a criminal offence.
किसी लोक सेवक को दी गई रिश्वत एक आपराधिक अपराध है।
- The player was banned for accepting a bribe to lose the match.
मैच हारने के लिए रिश्वत लेने पर खिलाड़ी पर प्रतिबंध लगा दिया गया।
- The shopkeeper gave the inspector a small bribe to ignore the broken scale.
दुकानदार ने टूटे हुए तराज़ू को अनदेखा करने के लिए निरीक्षक को छोटी-सी रिश्वत दी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He gave a bribe to the officer for to pass the file.
✓ He gave a bribe to the officer to pass the file.
Use a plain to-infinitive for purpose; for to is wrong.
उद्देश्य के लिए सीधा to-infinitive आता है; 'for to' गलत है।
✗ She bribed to the guard.
✓ She bribed the guard.
Bribe is transitive and takes its object directly with no preposition.
'Bribe' transitive verb है और उसके बाद object सीधे आता है, preposition नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both mean giving money for a dishonest favour, but they differ in form and in what they stress.
दोनों का अर्थ बेईमानी के काम के लिए धन देना है, पर रूप और ज़ोर में अंतर है।
A single payment or gift, or the act of giving it, for a dishonest favour.
बेईमानी के काम के लिए दिया गया एक भुगतान या उपहार, या उसे देने का कार्य।
- He paid a bribe to get the licence.
The general crime or practice of giving or taking bribes; it is uncountable.
रिश्वत देने या लेने का सामान्य अपराध या चलन; यह uncountable है।
- Bribery is common in some departments.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
kickback inducement payoff backhander buy off pay off corrupt
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 makes bribery a crime; the Lokpal (2013) investigates corruption.
भ्रष्टाचार निवारण अधिनियम, 1988 रिश्वतख़ोरी को अपराध बनाता है; लोकपाल (2013) भ्रष्टाचार की जाँच करता है।