bribery
/ˈbraɪbəri/noun
उच्चारण ब्राइबरी
रिश्वतख़ोरी
Core word
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the giving or taking of bribes
रिश्वतख़ोरी
- charged with bribery
- The contractor was arrested on charges of bribery.
- Bribery in public offices is a serious problem.
+ 2 more examples
- The minister was accused of bribery.
- The new law aims to reduce bribery and corruption.
Synonyms corruption graft kickbacks
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
bribery (uncountable)
Bribery names the crime or practice as a whole, so it has no plural and no article before it.
'Bribery' पूरे अपराध या चलन का नाम है, इसलिए उसका plural नहीं होता और उससे पहले article नहीं आता।
- Bribery is a serious crime.
- The minister was charged with bribery.
bribery + of + sb
Use of to name the person who is bribed.
जिस व्यक्ति को रिश्वत दी गई हो उसका नाम बताने के लिए of का प्रयोग होता है।
- The bribery of witnesses is punished severely.
accuse / charge sb with bribery
The charge is introduced by with, and the person accused of it comes before.
आरोप with से जुड़ता है और आरोपित व्यक्ति पहले आता है।
- Two officers were accused of bribery.
- He was charged with bribery and corruption.
bribery + and + corruption
The pair is a fixed phrase for dishonest dealing by those in power.
सत्ता में बैठे लोगों के बेईमान आचरण के लिए यह जोड़ी एक निश्चित वाक्यांश है।
- The government promised to fight bribery and corruption.
bribery vs bribe
Bribery is the crime or custom; a bribe is the actual money or gift, and it is countable.
'Bribery' अपराध या प्रथा है; 'bribe' वास्तविक धन या उपहार है और countable है।
- Taking a bribe is an act of bribery.
+Collocations 4
verb + bribery
accuse ofcharge withroot outinvestigatebe guilty of
- The new law helps root out bribery in offices.
bribery + noun
casescandalchargeallegationinvestigation
- The bribery scandal shocked the nation.
adjective + bribery
widespreadallegedopenpettyofficial
- Widespread bribery harms honest citizens.
bribery and ...
corruptionfraudtheftfavouritismblackmail
- Bribery and fraud destroyed the company's name.
“More examples 6
- Radhika wrote an essay on how bribery weakens trust in government.
राधिका ने एक निबंध लिखा कि रिश्वतखोरी सरकार पर भरोसे को कैसे कमज़ोर करती है।
- The clerk was dismissed after the bribery was proved.
रिश्वतखोरी साबित होने के बाद क्लर्क को बर्खास्त कर दिया गया।
- Bribery in recruitment exams has been a problem for many years.
भर्ती परीक्षाओं में रिश्वतखोरी कई वर्षों से एक समस्या रही है।
- The police arrested him on suspicion of bribery.
पुलिस ने रिश्वतखोरी के संदेह में उसे गिरफ़्तार कर लिया।
- Strong laws alone cannot end bribery unless citizens refuse to pay.
जब तक नागरिक रिश्वत देने से इनकार नहीं करते, केवल कठोर कानून रिश्वतखोरी समाप्त नहीं कर सकते।
- The newspaper exposed bribery in the issue of building licences.
अख़बार ने भवन अनुमतियाँ देने में हुई रिश्वतखोरी का भंडाफोड़ किया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Briberies are increasing in many offices.
✓ Bribery is increasing in many offices.
Bribery is uncountable and has no plural form.
'Bribery' uncountable है और उसका plural रूप नहीं होता।
✗ The officer was accused for bribery.
✓ The officer was accused of bribery.
Accuse takes of before the offence.
'Accuse' के बाद अपराध से पहले of आता है, for नहीं।
✗ He was found guilty for bribery.
✓ He was found guilty of bribery.
Guilty is followed by of before the crime.
अपराध से पहले 'guilty' के बाद of आता है, for नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 deals with bribery.
भ्रष्टाचार निवारण अधिनियम, 1988 रिश्वतख़ोरी से संबंधित है।