commercial bribery
- noun
- Specialized
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soborno comercial
- (327) China's Anti-Unfair Competition Law ("AUCL") has been used since 1993 to prosecute commercial bribery.
- charged with commercial bribery
Examples
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The investigation revealed multiple instances of commercial bribery among employees seeking to secure contracts unfairly.
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It also does not cover commercial bribery.
Academic text (2018) -
The U.K. Bribery Act criminalizes supply-and-demand side public sector and commercial bribery, as well as bribery of foreign public officials.
Academic text (2018) -
Cases of commercial bribery have led to stricter regulations on how businesses conduct their transactions.
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The company faced severe penalties after being found guilty of commercial bribery to influence the bidding process.
Synonyms
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4.8
Dishonest or illegal actions by people in power, like taking bribes
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4.2
Giving money or gifts to persuade someone to do dishonest things
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8.3
An illegal payment that someone gives to get a contract or official job
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5.0
Money given secretly to influence someone in power
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8.2
Illegal use of power by officials, often involving bribes, to get money
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6.3
Dishonest behavior in business or money matters
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'bribery in a business or commercial context' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'commercial' (relating to business/trade) with 'bribery' (offering money to influence). This compositional interpretation is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Commercial bribery comes from the clear image of someone in business secretly giving money or gifts to an employee or agent; commercial means business and bribery means paying someone to change their choice, so it refers to paying inside people to 'influence' decisions and gain an 'unfair advantage'.