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bribe 
  vb 
1 to promise, offer, or give something, usually money, to (a person) to procure services or gain influence, esp. illegally 
  n 
2 a reward, such as money or favour, given or offered for this purpose 
3 any persuasion or lure 
4 a length of flawed or damaged cloth removed from the main piece 
  (C14: from Old French briber to beg, of obscure origin) 
♦  bribable, bribeable    adj 
♦  briber  n 

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