omkopery noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
omkopery noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)

Arabic

2 entries

رشوة noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
رَشْوَة noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Armenian

2 entries

կաշառակերություն noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
կաշառում noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Bulgarian

2 entries

подкупване noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
рушветчийство noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Catalan

2 entries

suborn noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
subornar noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

受賄 /受贿 noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
行賄 /行贿 noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Czech

1 entries

úplatkářství noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Danish

2 entries

bestikkelse noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
bestikkelse noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)

Dutch

2 entries

omkoperij noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
omkoping noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Esperanto

1 entries

subaĉetado noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Finnish

1 entries

lahjonta noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

French

1 entries

corruption noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Galician

4 entries

comprar noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
mercar noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
subornar noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
suborno noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

German

1 entries

Bestechung noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Greek

3 entries

δωροδοκία noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
δωροδοκία noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
δωροληψία noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)

Hebrew

1 entries

שיחוד noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Hungarian

2 entries

megvesztegetés noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
vesztegetés noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)

Indonesian

4 entries

gratifikasi noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
penyogokan noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
penyuapan noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
penyuapan noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)

Irish

2 entries

breabaireacht noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
breabaireacht noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)

Italian

4 entries

concussione noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
concussione noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
corruzione noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
corruzione noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)

Japanese

3 entries

収賄 noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
賄賂 noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
賄賂のやり取り noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Khmer

1 entries

ការស៊ីសំណូក noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Korean

3 entries

뇌물 noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
증수회 noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
증회 noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Latin

1 entries

largitio noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Malay

1 entries

rasuah noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Marathi

1 entries

लाचखोरी noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)

Māori

2 entries

utu whakapati noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
utu whakapati noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)

Polish

2 entries

łapownictwo noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
łapówkarstwo noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Portuguese

1 entries

suborno noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Romanian

2 entries

dare de mită noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
luare de mită noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)

Russian

1 entries

взя́точничество noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Slovak

1 entries

úplatkárstvo noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Spanish

4 entries

cohecho noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
cohecho noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
convoluto noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
convoluto noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)

Swedish

4 entries

bestickning noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
bestickning noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
mutbrott noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
mutning noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Thai

1 entries

อามิสสินจ้าง noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Turkish

1 entries

rüşvet noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Vietnamese

4 entries

sự hối lộ noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
sự mua chuộc noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)
sự ăn hối lộ noun (giving, offering or accepting bribes)
sự đút lót noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Welsh

1 entries

llwgrwobrwyaeth noun (making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions)

Sample sentences

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This is what is called a 'present' in some countries and 'bribery' in others.

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Between ourselves, he was dismissed for bribery.

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The bribery came to light.

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The bribery scandal created a backlash overseas.

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