"bribable" meaning in English

See bribable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more bribable [comparative], most bribable [superlative]
Etymology: From bribe + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bribe|able}} bribe + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} bribable (comparative more bribable, superlative most bribable)
  1. Susceptible to bribery. Categories (topical): Corruption Derived forms: unbribable Translations (susceptible to bribery): подкупен (podkupen) (Bulgarian), subornable (Catalan), bestechlich (German), sobornable (Spanish), mutbar (Swedish)

Alternative forms

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