money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, esp. in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.

The motorist offered the arresting officer a bribe to let him go.

anything given or serving to persuade or induce

The children were given candy as a bribe to be good.

to give or promise a bribe to

They bribed the reporter to forget about what he had seen.

to influence or corrupt by a bribe

The judge was too honest to be bribed.

to give a bribe; practice bribery.