| Main Entry: | bribe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payoff to influence illegal or wrong activity |
Synonyms: |
allurement, bait, blackmail, buyoff, compensation, contract, corrupt money, corrupting gift, enticement, envelope*, feedbag, fringe benefit, gift, goody, graft, gratuity, gravy, grease, hush money, ice*, incentive, inducement, influence peddling, kickback, lagniappe, lure, payola, perk*, perquisite, present, price, protection*, remuneration, reward, sop, sweetener, sweetening, take |
| Main Entry: | enticement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | allurement; persuasion |
Synonyms: |
attraction, bait, blandishment, cajolery, coaxing, come hither, come-on, decoy, fascination, inducement, inveiglement, lure, mousetrap, promise, seduction, snare, sweetener, sweetening, temptation, trap |
Antonyms: |
disgust, dissuasion, repulsion |
| Main Entry: | gratuity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gift, tip |
Synonyms: |
alms, benefaction, bonus, boon, bounty, contribution, donation, fringe benefit, grease palm, largesse, little something, offering, perk*, perquisite, present, recompense, reward, salve, sweetener, token |
| Main Entry: | lure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bait |
Synonyms: |
allurement, ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe, call, camouflage, carrot, come-on, con game, decoy, delusion, draw, enticement, fake, gimmick, hook, illusion, incentive, inducement, inveiglement, invitation, magnet, mousetrap, pull, seducement, seduction, siren song, sitting duck, snare, sweetener, temptation, tout, trap, trick |
Antonyms: |
deterrent, warning |
| Main Entry: | recompense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something returned, paid back |
Synonyms: |
amends, atonement, bus fare, compensation, cue, damages, emolument, expiation, gravy, indemnification, indemnity, overcompensation, pay, payment, propitiation, quittance, recoupment, recovery, redemption, redress, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, retrieval, retrievement, return, reward, salvo, satisfaction, solatium, sweetener, tip, wages |
Antonyms: |
take |
| Main Entry: | reward |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payment, prize |
Synonyms: |
accolade, award, benefit, bonus, bounty, carrot, comeuppance, compensation, crown*, cue, dividend, feather in cap, fringe benefit, gain, garland, goodies, gravy, grease, guerdon, honor, just deserts, meed, merit, perks, plum, premium, profit, punishment, recompense, remuneration, repayment, requital, retribution, return, salve, strokes, sweetener, tip, wages |
| Notes: | an award is something awarded or granted, as for merit; a reward is something given or received in recompense for worthy behavior or in retribution for evil acts |
Antonyms: |
penalty, punishment |
| Main Entry: | tip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gratuity paid |
Synonyms: |
compensation, cue, fee, gift, handout, lagniappe, money, one-way, perk, perquisite, pourboire, reward, small change, something*, sweetener |
| Main Entry: | sugar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sweet substance |
Synonyms: |
candy, caramel, carbohydrate, cassonade, dextrose, fructose, glucose, lactose, levulose, maltose, saccharin, saccharose, sucrose, sweetener, xylose |
| Main Entry: | inveiglement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lure |
Synonyms: |
allurement, ambush, appeal, attraction, bait, bribe, call, camouflage, carrot, come-on, con game, decoy, delusion, draw, enticement, fake*, gimmick, hook*, illusion, incentive, inducement, invitation, magnet, mousetrap, pull, seducement, seduction, siren song, sitting duck, snare, sweetener, temptation, tout, trap, trick |
| Concept: | Reward. |
| Category: | 5. Institutions |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
reward, recompense, remuneration, meed, guerdon, reguerdon; price; indemnity, indemnification; compensation, reparation, redress; quittance; retribution, reckoning, acknowledgement, requital, amends, sop; atonement; consideration, return, quid pro quo; salvage, perquisite; vail (donation); douceur, bribe; hush money, smart money; blackmail; carcelage; solatium., allowance, salary, stipend, wages; pay, payment; emolument; tribute; batta, shot, scot; premium; fee, honorarium; hire; dasturi, dustoori; mileage., crown (decoration of honor).
-verbs
reward, recompense, repay, requite; remunerate, munerate; compensate; fee; pay one's footing (pay) [more]; make amends, indemnify, atone; satisfy, acknowledge., get for one's pains, reap the fruits of.
-adjectives
remunerative, remuneratory; munerary, compensatory, retributive, reparatory.
-phrases
fideli certa merces; honor virtutis praemium [Cicero]; tibi seris tibi metis.
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Antonyms: |
punishment |
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