From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkickbackkick‧back /ˈkɪkbæk/ noun [countable] informalPAY FORMONEY money that someone pays secretly and dishonestly in return for someone’s help SYN bribe
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kickback• He offered me $20,000 as a kickback if I'd push through a $500,000 loan.• The Director said that administrators at her clinic accepted kickbacks from suppliers.• He is on trial for allegedly accepting kickbacks from business.• He and his partner were charged with taking $300,000 in kickbacks in exchange for their political influence.• Top executives received millions of dollars in kickbacks.• A cardiologist was offered kickbacks by a pacemaker manufacturer.• The company paid kickbacks to local officials to win a contracts worth millions of dollars.From Longman Business Dictionarykickbackkick‧back /ˈkɪkbæk/ noun [countable] informal money that is paid secretly and dishonestly to obtain someone’s helpSYNBRIBEHe is on trial for corruption and allegedlyaccepting kickbacks from businesses.He and his partner were charged withtaking $300,000 in kickbacks in exchange for their political influence. 