Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

to blackmail

English answer:

to bribe

Added to glossary by Patsy Florit
Oct 20, 2010 20:59
13 yrs ago
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English term

to blackmail

Non-PRO English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
If someone promises someone presents or a job so as to obtain something else, can we say he`s blackmailing him? I´d like to know if to blackmail is the verb here.
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Oct 20, 2010 21:26: Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

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Non-PRO (3): Tony M, mediamatrix (X), Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães

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to bribe

bribe (braɪb)

— vb
1. to promise, offer, or give something, usually money, to (a person) to procure services or gain influence, esp illegally
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bribe

blackmail (ˈblækˌmeɪl)
— vb
3. to exact or attempt to exact (money or anything of value) from (a person) by threats or intimidation; extort
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/blackmail
Peer comment(s):

agree Tony M
10 mins
Thank you, Tony!
agree Arabic & More
11 mins
Thank you, Amel!
agree Stephanie Ezrol
15 mins
Thank you, Stephanie!
agree Jennifer Levey
15 mins
Thank you! :)
agree TrueBaller
31 mins
Thank you :)
agree Jack Doughty
34 mins
Thank you, Jack!
agree Thayenga
53 mins
Thank you! :)
agree Lisa Miles
1 hr
Thank you, Lisa!
agree Ildiko Santana
1 hr
Thank you! :)
agree Sean Mullen
1 hr
Thank you! :)
agree Kimberlee Thorne : bribe's the word!
1 hr
Thank you, Kimberlee! Yes indeed!
agree Pham Huu Phuoc
6 hrs
Thank you, Phuoc!
agree airmailrpl : he's bribing him
11 hrs
Thank you :)
agree Alice Bootman
16 hrs
Thank you, Alice!
agree jccantrell : Yep, blackmail comes afterward once he has accepted the bribe!
17 hrs
LOL... I hadn't thought of that! :)
agree Polangmar
1 day 13 mins
Thank you! :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for your answer! Patsy"
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