bribe vs payment

bribe and payment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bribe	Yes	No	Yes	No
payment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, payment is a hypernym of bribe; that is, payment is a word with a broader meaning than bribe:

bribe: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
payment: a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

bribe (noun)	payment (noun)
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment	the act of paying money
	an act of requiting; returning in kind
	a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

bribe (verb)	payment (verb)
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence