COMMERCIAL BRIBERY Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase commercial bribery. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for COMMERCIAL BRIBERY
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bribe | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment verb • make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence | ||||||||
corruption | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain • in a state of progressive putrefaction • decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity • inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony) | ||||||||
graft | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient • the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage • the act of grafting something onto something else verb • cause to grow together parts from different plants • place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient | ||||||||
kickback | nounn | |||||||
noun • a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction | ||||||||
payoff | nounn | |||||||
noun • the final payment of a debt • payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property • a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing |