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backhander

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary

backhander /ˈbakˌhandər, ˈbækˌhændər /
noun
1 a blow made with the back of the hand:
shut up, or I'll give you a backhander.
a backhand stroke or shot in a game:
Hunter flipped in a backhander.
2 British informal a secret payment, typically one made illegally; a bribe:
a fortune had been paid in backhanders to local officials.
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