also back-hander
(~s)
A ~ is an amount of money that is illegally paid to someone in a position of authority in order to encourage them to do something. (BRIT INFORMAL)
= bribe
N-COUNT
also back-hander
(~s)
A ~ is an amount of money that is illegally paid to someone in a position of authority in order to encourage them to do something. (BRIT INFORMAL)
= bribe
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012