Bribery (Noun)
Meaning
The practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The government official was arrested on charges of bribery and corruption after it was discovered that he had accepted large sums of money from a local businessman.
- The company was fined millions of dollars for engaging in bribery and other corrupt practices to secure lucrative government contracts.
- The politician's reputation was tarnished when allegations of bribery and vote-buying emerged during his re-election campaign.
- Bribery and corruption are endemic in many countries, leading to serious social and economic problems.
- The athlete was banned from competition for several years after it was revealed that he had been involved in a bribery scheme to influence the outcome of matches.