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Definition of backhander in English: backhandernounˈbakhandəˈbækˌhændər 1A blow made with the back of the hand. 反手一击 shut up, or I'll give you a backhander 闭嘴，否则我反手抽你一记。 - 1.1 A backhand stroke or shot in a game.
反手击球 Hunter flipped in a backhander Example sentencesExamples - There was no hesitation, as there has been with so many other shooters, before he fired a backhander behind the goalie.
- Gathering the puck, he sent a backhander past the goalie, tying the game.
- All of these tactics can work, just as a slap shot, a snap shot, a wrist shot or a backhander will work in the right situation.
- Another Dutch star produced a stunner of a backhander for the golden goal.
- He put a backhander past the goaltender with 2: 46 left in the second, giving his team a 2-1 lead.
2British informal A secret and illegal payment; a bribe. a fortune had been paid in backhanders to local officials 一大笔贿赂给了当地官员和政客。 Example sentencesExamples - The ferry owner says some officials take backhanders to issue fitness certificates and licenses for vessels that are not shipshape.
- Paying backhanders or providing fake employment information will be punished.
- Energy deregulation resulted from lobbying by executives and backhanders paid to politicians.
- Petty corruption is rife in the country, from backhanders in hospitals to police rip-offs; foreign businessmen rank it as among Asia's most fraud-ridden economies.
- If that doesn't get you noticed, you can always supplement your civil service pension with backhanders.
- I've had people ringing me up telling me that my career is over, and I've had people try and offer me huge backhander sums to slip them some information.
- ‘They give small allocations to the clubs involved,’ he said, ‘in favour of corporate hospitality and backhanders to sponsors,’ he said.
- Perhaps he takes backhanders and lives in Monaco at the weekend.
- If you are going to give people backhanders to keep them on, the structure goes out of the window, and goodness knows where you end up.
- His payment for the information he provided was modest, as backhanders go: a small truck.
- Let there be no more blank cheques, backhanders or silent funding!
- The problem is not just the bribes and the backhanders, it is the way political parties are financed through private donations.
- Detectives are investigating a senior figure at the Council following claims that the official received backhanders from companies which operated local council contracts.
- There could be backhanders, bribed officials and matches fixed.
- This was an economy of licence fees, backhanders and extortion.
- We know that the legal authorities have proven untrustworthy, and we have heard reports of backhanders by police and general corruption.
- His friend Alfie - a cop suspended for accepting backhanders - has a moneymaking idea.
- I have received personal criticism in nasty sniping ways, even being accused publicly of taking a backhander.
- Judges are often bought off and the country's massive bureaucracy is riddled with layers of corruption involving endless backhanders.
- It is now worth more than 100 times that figure, partly due to rezoning which, it is alleged, was facilitated by backhanders to county councillors.
Synonyms payment, payout, reward, recompense, consideration
Definition of backhander in US English: backhandernounˈbækˌhændərˈbakˌhandər 1A blow made with the back of the hand. 反手一击 shut up, or I'll give you a backhander 闭嘴，否则我反手抽你一记。 - 1.1 A backhand stroke or shot in a game.
反手击球 Hunter flipped in a backhander Example sentencesExamples - He put a backhander past the goaltender with 2: 46 left in the second, giving his team a 2-1 lead.
- Another Dutch star produced a stunner of a backhander for the golden goal.
- All of these tactics can work, just as a slap shot, a snap shot, a wrist shot or a backhander will work in the right situation.
- There was no hesitation, as there has been with so many other shooters, before he fired a backhander behind the goalie.
- Gathering the puck, he sent a backhander past the goalie, tying the game.
2British informal A secret payment, typically one made illegally; a bribe. 〈英，非正式〉（尤指非法支付的）秘密款项；贿赂 a fortune had been paid in backhanders to local officials 一大笔贿赂给了当地官员和政客。 Example sentencesExamples - This was an economy of licence fees, backhanders and extortion.
- The problem is not just the bribes and the backhanders, it is the way political parties are financed through private donations.
- Paying backhanders or providing fake employment information will be punished.
- We know that the legal authorities have proven untrustworthy, and we have heard reports of backhanders by police and general corruption.
- Let there be no more blank cheques, backhanders or silent funding!
- Detectives are investigating a senior figure at the Council following claims that the official received backhanders from companies which operated local council contracts.
- I have received personal criticism in nasty sniping ways, even being accused publicly of taking a backhander.
- ‘They give small allocations to the clubs involved,’ he said, ‘in favour of corporate hospitality and backhanders to sponsors,’ he said.
- The ferry owner says some officials take backhanders to issue fitness certificates and licenses for vessels that are not shipshape.
- If you are going to give people backhanders to keep them on, the structure goes out of the window, and goodness knows where you end up.
- Perhaps he takes backhanders and lives in Monaco at the weekend.
- If that doesn't get you noticed, you can always supplement your civil service pension with backhanders.
- I've had people ringing me up telling me that my career is over, and I've had people try and offer me huge backhander sums to slip them some information.
- Judges are often bought off and the country's massive bureaucracy is riddled with layers of corruption involving endless backhanders.
- It is now worth more than 100 times that figure, partly due to rezoning which, it is alleged, was facilitated by backhanders to county councillors.
- His payment for the information he provided was modest, as backhanders go: a small truck.
- His friend Alfie - a cop suspended for accepting backhanders - has a moneymaking idea.
- Petty corruption is rife in the country, from backhanders in hospitals to police rip-offs; foreign businessmen rank it as among Asia's most fraud-ridden economies.
- There could be backhanders, bribed officials and matches fixed.
- Energy deregulation resulted from lobbying by executives and backhanders paid to politicians.
Synonyms payment, payout, reward, recompense, consideration
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