Bribery — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɚɹˌɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈaɪbəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈaɪbəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmɚɹˌɪn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

graft

Word Forms

bribe

verb

make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bestechung

die Praxis, etwas (normalerweise Geld) anzubieten, um sich einen illegalen Vorteil zu verschaffen

🇫🇷French

corruption

la pratique consistant à offrir quelque chose (généralement de l'argent) afin d'obtenir un avantage illicite

🇪🇸Spanish

soborno

la práctica de ofrecer algo (generalmente dinero) para obtener una ventaja ilícita

🇮🇹Italian

corruzione

la pratica di offrire qualcosa (solitamente denaro) per ottenere un vantaggio illecito

🇳🇱Dutch

omkoping

de praktijk om iets (meestal geld) aan te bieden om een illegaal voordeel te behalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

suborno

a prática de oferecer algo (geralmente dinheiro) para obter uma vantagem ilícita

🇷🇺Russian

взяточничество

практика предложения чего-либо (обычно денег) с целью получения незаконного преимущества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रिश्वत

अवैध लाभ प्राप्त करने के लिए कुछ (आमतौर पर धन) की पेशकश करने की प्रथा

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘুষ

একটি অবৈধ সুবিধা অর্জনের জন্য কিছু (সাধারণত অর্থ) দেওয়ার অভ্যাস

🇮🇳Tamil

லஞ்சம்

ஒரு சட்டவிரோத நன்மையைப் பெறுவதற்காக எதையாவது (பொதுவாக பணம்) வழங்கும் நடைமுறை

🇮🇳Telugu

లంచం

అక్రమ ప్రయోజనాన్ని పొందేందుకు ఏదైనా (సాధారణంగా డబ్బు) అందించే పద్ధతి

🇮🇳Marathi

लाचखोरी

बेकायदेशीर फायदा मिळविण्यासाठी काहीतरी (सामान्यत: पैसे) ऑफर करण्याची प्रथा

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાંચ

ગેરકાયદેસર લાભ મેળવવા માટે કંઈક (સામાન્ય રીતે પૈસા) ઓફર કરવાની પ્રથા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಂಚ

ಅಕ್ರಮ ಲಾಭವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಹಣ) ನೀಡುವ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൈക്കൂലി

നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായ നേട്ടം നേടുന്നതിനായി എന്തെങ്കിലും (സാധാരണയായി പണം) വാഗ്ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന രീതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਸ਼ਵਤ

ਨਾਜਾਇਜ਼ ਫਾਇਦਾ ਹਾਸਲ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕੁਝ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪੈਸੇ) ਦੀ ਪੇਸ਼ਕਸ਼ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਅਭਿਆਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

رشوت

غیر قانونی فائدہ حاصل کرنے کے لئے کچھ (عام طور پر پیسہ) پیش کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

受贿

提供某种东西（通常是金钱）以获得非法优势的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

贈収賄

不法な利益を得るために何か（通常は金銭）を提供する行為

🇰🇷Korean

수회

불법적인 이익을 얻기 위해 무언가(보통 돈)를 제공하는 관행

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hối lộ

hành vi đưa ra thứ gì đó (thường là tiền) để đạt được lợi ích bất hợp pháp

🇹🇭Thai

การติดสินบน

การปฏิบัติในการเสนอบางสิ่งบางอย่าง (โดยปกติจะเป็นเงิน) เพื่อให้ได้เปรียบที่ผิดกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyuapan

praktik menawarkan sesuatu (biasanya uang) untuk mendapatkan keuntungan terlarang

🇵🇭Filipino

panunuhol

ang pagsasagawa ng pag-aalok ng isang bagay (karaniwan ay pera) upang makakuha ng isang ipinagbabawal na kalamangan

🇲🇾Malay

rasuah

amalan menawarkan sesuatu (biasanya wang) untuk mendapat kelebihan haram

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رشوة

ممارسة تقديم شيء ما (المال عادة) من أجل الحصول على ميزة غير مشروعة

🇮🇷Persian

رشوه دادن

تمرین ارائه چیزی (معمولاً پول) به منظور به دست آوردن یک مزیت غیرقانونی

🇹🇷Turkish

rüşvet

yasa dışı bir avantaj elde etmek amacıyla bir şey (genellikle para) teklif etme uygulaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹחַד

הנוהג של להציע משהו (בדרך כלל כסף) כדי להשיג יתרון אסור

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The primary meaning of 'bribery' is 'the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage'.

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