- backhander back·hand·er n
- ['bækˌhændə(r)]
(Brit: bribe) bustarella
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
backhander back·hand·er n
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backhander — back‧hand‧er [ˈbækhændə ǁ ər] noun [countable] informal an amount of money or something valuable that someone gives you to persuade you to help them or do something dishonest for them; = BRIBE: • A former Ministry of Defence worker has been found … Financial and business terms
Backhander — Back hand er, n. A backhanded blow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
backhander — back|hand|er [ˈbækhændə US ər] n 1.) a hit or shot that you do using the back of your hand 2.) BrE informal money that you pay illegally and secretly to get something done = ↑bribe ▪ Investigators estimate that £35m had been spent on bribes and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
backhander — back·hand·er … English syllables
backhander — UK [ˈbækˌhændə(r)] / US [ˈbækˌhændər] noun [countable] Word forms backhander : singular backhander plural backhanders British informal 1) money that you pay secretly to someone to make them do what you want 2) the action of hitting someone with… … English dictionary
Backhander — bribe: He slipped the witness a backhander ; blow to the face with the back of the hand … Dictionary of Australian slang
backhander — Australian Slang bribe: He slipped the witness a backhander ; blow to the face with the back of the hand … English dialects glossary
backhander — a bribe Literally, a blow with the back of the hand. The giver of the bribe figuratively rotates his palm to conceal the passing of the money: Last year, a special adviser alleged in a video recording that Mr Chirac had sanctioned and… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
backhander — noun a) A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards. b) A blow with the back of the hand … Wiktionary
backhander — n. tennis stroke performed with the back of the hand facing the ball; backhanded hit; kickback; (Slang) bribe … English contemporary dictionary
backhander — noun (C) 1 a hit or shot made with the back of your hand 2 BrE informal money that you pay illegally and secretly to get something done: Investigators estimate that $35m had been spent on bribes and backhanders … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
