bribery C1 Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈbɹaɪbəɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #15419 Meanings 1 noun The crime of giving or taking money or gifts to influence someone dishonestly. Several politicians were charged with bribery after the investigation. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the crime of giving or... graft Word family Derived forms anti-briberyantibribery Common collocations commercial bribery Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From bribe + -ery. Topics Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bribery **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɹaɪbəɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 15419 ## Meanings 1. The crime of giving or taking money or gifts to influence someone dishonestly. ## Examples - Several politicians were charged with bribery after the investigation. ## Derived Forms - anti-bribery - antibribery ## Etymology From bribe + -ery. ## AI Etymology Bribery is from bribe + -ery. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means the crime of giving or taking money or gifts to influence someone dishonestly. Derived formations include anti-bribery, antibribery. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown