backhander
/ˈbækˌhændər/
noun
- A bribe, or a secret and illegal payment made to someone to get them to do something dishonest.
- Several officials were arrested for accepting backhanders from companies.
- The contractor paid a backhander to secure the building contract.
- He lost his job after it was discovered he had taken a backhander.
- A blow or hit given with the back of the hand.
- In the old movie, the angry king gave the messenger a backhander.
- She flinched, remembering the backhander she had received as a child.
- The villain delivered a sharp backhander across the hero's face.