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kickback

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++kick·back /ˈkɪkbæk/ noun [countable]  informalPAY FORMONEY money that someone pays secretly and dishonestly in return for someone’s help 〔非法的〕酬金,回扣,佣金 SYN bribe
Examples from the Corpus
kickbackHe 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 helpSYN BRIBEHe 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.
kick·back nounChineseSyllable
in return someone Business for dishonestly and secretly money that Corpus pays


kickback
kickback /ˈkɪkbæk/ noun [countable]
informal money that someone pays secretly and dishonestly in return for someone’s help
   SYN  bribe


kick·backBrE /ˈkɪkbæk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɪkbæk/ 🔊 noun (informal) money paid illegally to sb in return for work or help (不合法的)回扣,酬金,佣金 SYN bribe