| 单词 | backhander |
| 释义 | backhander noun[C] uk/ˌbækˈhæn.dər/us/ˌbækˈhæn.dɚ/informalforbribe 贿赂；收买（bribe的非正式说法）Payment methods
backhander| Business Englishbackhander noun[C] UKuk/ˌbækˈhændər/informal anillegalpaymentorgiftthat is given to aperson,especiallysomeone inauthority, inorderto get them to do something for you: Governmentspledgedto make it acriminaloffencetoslipbackhanders toofficialsof othercountriestowincontracts. He wasaccusedoftaking backhanders. See also bribe Examplesofbackhanderbackhander They probably also reckon that we all take backhanders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Suddenly, these people have become super-whizzkids and are worth a £1 millionbackhander. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Against that background, it would be possible to slip the boys in, give the boys abackhanderand slip them out again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It appears that the amendment was delivered as abackhander. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is about as moral as giving someone abackhanderto steal their own family silver. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a tax concession for the landed gentry, abackhanderfor the best-off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was, of course, interlaced with one or two backhanders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is corrupt not only because it gives backhanders—that occurs, too—but because there is a corruption of thought. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are the people who, year after year, have been getting the backhanders—getting the money out of their merit awards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are they not a recipe for even more unsafe lorries and for bribery and backhanders from various operators in the road haulage business? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been given abackhander, a sort of tip, of about £0·7 million for being good boys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It might perhaps be called the art of thebackhander. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a pretty widebackhanderif we give it to every local authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why do we have to bribe the judge with abackhanderon own resources? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that all sorts of malpractices took place, including nepotism, favouritism, the giving of backhanders and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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