Bribe and Incentive

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Bribe noun - Something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision.

Usage example: that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant

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Incentive is a synonym for bribe in inducement topic. In some cases you can use "Incentive" instead a noun "Bribe".

Nearby Words: bribery, bribable, bribing, bribed, briber

Incentive noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Bribe is a synonym for incentive. You can use "Bribe" instead a noun "Incentive".

best	best bribe	best incentive
right	right bribe	right incentive
initial	initial bribe	initial incentive
proper	proper bribe	proper incentive
Other adjectives: single, obvious, big, huge, subtle, hefty, occasional.

Food as Bribe: Another incentive Barriss has to keep passing information to Ahsoka is that it's her only opportunity to eat actual food.

Source: Fanfic / On The Edge Of The Devils Backbone
Stacks that he could take her in as part of his publicity stunt, she mentions the stipend as further incentive, which he takes as an attempt at a Comically Small Bribe.

Source: Fostering for Profit
Food as Bribe: In the last chapter of Mosaic, Akise uses Minene's hunger to get her to compete in a beauty pageant with the incentive that she can use the prize money to buy herself food.

Source: Manga / Future Diary

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