kickback
Example Sentences
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Participants allegedly capitalized on a martial-law ban on lawsuits against important state entities by demanding kickbacks before contractors received payment for their work.
Investigators earlier alleged a key Zelensky ally orchestrated a $100-million kickback scheme to siphon funds, triggering public anger at a time of widespread power outages caused by Russian attacks.
From Barron's
“In some instances, the defendants received bribes and kickback payments — funneled through third parties — in exchange for rigging pitches.”
From Los Angeles Times
Clase received kickbacks from the bettors for the information and sometimes provided money to finance the scheme, according to charges.
From Barron's
They say that he agreed with Clase that he would throw prearranged balls instead of strikes on pitches in two games in exchange for bribes and kickbacks.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
