bribe

baksheesh, kickback, payoff

slush fund

incentive, incitement, instigation, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulation, stimulus

boost, encouragement, goad, inducement

allurement, bait, enticement, lure, seduction, temptation, turn-on

flattery, persuasion

decoy, snare, trap

fix, tamper (with)

abase, debase, debauch, defile, degrade, demean, deprave, dishonor, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, taint, warp

allure, bait, beguile, entice, lead on, lure, seduce, tempt

motivate, provoke, spur, stimulate

goad, induce

flatter, persuade

snare, trap