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bribe

/bˈɹaɪb/BRYB
/bˈɹaɪb/BRYB

Meaninga lump of bread for a beggar

Common meaning: a corrupt gift

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchbribesource
  2. Middle Englishbribesource
  3. Englishbribe‘a corrupt gift’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French bribe ‘a lump of bread for a beggar’.

Roots

  • bribe Old French “a lump of bread for a beggar”

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