bribability
Noun: - The quality or state of being susceptible to bribery: "bribability" refers to the characteristic of a person, institution, or system that can be easily influenced or corrupted by offers of money, gifts, or favors in exchange for dishonest or unethical actions.
- (His susceptibility to bribery was evident.)
- (The ease with which it could be corrupted.)
- (The potential for being bribed.)
"to have a high degree of bribability": to be extremely susceptible to bribery.
- Corrupt regimes often have officials with a high degree of bribability. (Officials are easily bribed.)
"to reduce bribability": to implement measures that make bribery less likely.
- Transparency and strict auditing can reduce an organization's bribability. (Lower the risk of corruption.)
Bribe (n): money or a favor given or promised to influence someone's behavior dishonestly.
- The official accepted a bribe to approve the contract. (An illegal payment.)
Bribe (v): to give or offer a bribe to someone.
- They tried to bribe the guard to let them in. (To corrupt with money.)
Bribable (adj): capable of being bribed; corruptible.
- The inspector was found to be bribable by the construction company. (Susceptible to bribery.)
- Corruptibility: the capacity to be corrupted or morally degraded, especially through bribery.
- Venality: the condition of being open to bribery or dishonest dealings, especially in public office.
- Purchasability: the quality of being able to be bought or influenced by money.
To have a price: to be willing to accept a bribe or compromise one's principles for money.
- Every official in that department has a price; their bribability is notorious. (They can be bribed if offered enough.)
To sell one's soul: to sacrifice one's integrity or moral values for personal gain.
- The CEO sold his soul by accepting bribes, showing his deep bribability. (He compromised his ethics for money.)