bribe

in Vietnamese Hối lộ, lót tay

BrE /brʌɪb/ AmE /brʌɪb/

noun / verb en → vi

1 PAYMENT [uncountable] B2

Hối lộ, lót tay

money or a gift given to someone in order to persuade them to do something illegal or unfair for you

  • bribe somebody with sth

Collocations bribe a police officer · accept a bribe

  • He was caught trying to bribe the judge.

    Anh ta bị bắt khi cố gắng hối lộ thẩm phán.

2 OFFER [transitive] B2

Đưa hối lộ, lót tay cho ai đó

to give someone money or a gift in order to persuade them to do something illegal or unfair for you

  • bribe somebody with sth

Collocations bribe a witness · bribe someone to lie

  • The company was accused of bribing officials.

    Công ty bị cáo buộc đã đưa hối lộ cho quan chức.