kickback
noun /ˈkɪkbæk/
/ˈkɪkbæk/
(informal)- money paid illegally to somebody in return for work or helpExtra Examplessynonym bribe
- They were accused of paying kickbacks to politicians to obtain public contracts.
- The hotel porter gets a 10 per cent kickback from the ticket agency.
- The kickbacks were disguised as personal low-interest loans.
- There are allegations that ministers took kickbacks from foreign contractors.