Clues for the word "BRIBE"
We've had 63 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 115 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on December 11, 2025.
Definition of bribe
- n. - A gift begged; a present.
- n. - A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of trust.
- n. - That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
- v. t. - To rob or steal.
- v. t. - To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to.
- v. t. - To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.
- v. i. - To commit robbery or theft.
- v. i. - To give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by some gift or promise.
Referring Clues
- Hush money
- Illegal inducement
- "Oil"
- Kickback
- Payola, e.g.
- Sop
- Buyoff
- Grease, so to speak
- Payoff
- Grease
- Tickle the palm of
- Bit of corruption
- What a slush fund may fund
- Pay to persuade
- Illegal payment
- Illegal payoff
- Under-the-table payment
- Illegal contribution
- Grease someone's palm
- Unethical gift
- Corrupt, in a way
- Buy off
- Lure
- Grease, as it were
- Payola
- Money under the table
- Under-the-table money
- Example of graft
- Illegal incentive
- Money under the table, maybe
- "Gift" with a string
- Grease a palm
- Pay off a judge
- Suborn
- Grease the palm of
- Backhander
- Be holding a bone, as an inducement
- A gift for dishonesty?
- Sweetener
- Bit of graft
- Oil the palm (of)
- Corrupt with money
- Illicit inducement
- Money given under the table
- Payment to influence
- An inducement is to be holding the wife
- Back-hander
- Corrupt payoff
- Illegal incentive payment
- Plain envelope payment
- Corrupt officer's payoff
- Pay to look the other way
- Persuasive gift
- Hardly a good present!
- Financial inducement
- Pay off illicitly
- Corrupt
- Tempt
- Payment for political favors
- Subject of many a political scandal
- Illegal offering
- Corrupt offer
- Corrupt kickback
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - December 11, 2025
- LA Times - November 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 18, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 01, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - June 04, 2025
- LA Times - June 01, 2025
- USA Today - March 23, 2025
- USA Today - August 28, 2024
- Daily American - August 12, 2024
- LA Times - July 30, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - July 27, 2024
- LA Times - July 21, 2024
- Daily Quick - April 14, 2024
- Daily American - March 19, 2024
- Daily Quick - February 11, 2024
- New York Times - February 04, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - January 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - August 31, 2023
- Your Life Choices - June 09, 2023
- New York Times - April 30, 2023
- USA Today - April 20, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - April 20, 2023
- USA Today - March 04, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - January 10, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - August 15, 2022
- Daily American - August 12, 2022
- LA Times - August 08, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - August 05, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - July 27, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - July 07, 2022
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