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Kingfisher Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Kickback vs bribe

Hi all,

What the difference between kickback and bribe ?

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bribe:(verb) to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents or something else that they want: He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally. bribe:(noun) money or a present that you give to someone so that they will do something for you, usually something dishonest: He was accused of accepting/taking bribes from wealthy businessmen. kickback:an amount of money that is paid to someone illegally in exchange for secret help or work As far as I have understood,bribe contains money, presents or something else, on the other hand, kickback contains just money, (please do not care my explanation, I am not sure)

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  • bribe:(verb) to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents or something else that they want: He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally.
  • bribe:(noun) money or a present that you give to someone so that they will do something for you, usually something dishonest: He was accused of accepting/taking bribes from wealthy businessmen.
  • kickback:an amount of money that is paid to someone illegally in exchange for secret help or work As far as I have understood,bribe contains money, presents or something else, on the other hand, kickback contains just money, (please do not care my explanation, I am not sure)
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bribe:(verb) to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents or something else that they want:
He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally.

bribe:(noun) money or a present that you give to someone so that they will do something for you, usually something dishonest:
He was accused of accepting/taking bribes from wealthy businessm
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I think kickback is used in a business context . Bribe is used generally .
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A kickback is money given back - a certain percentage returned. For example, there may be an unspoken agreement that if the mayor hires a certain contractor for a job, the mayor will receive 10% of the money paid to the contractor. The city council pays the contractor out of the tax revenues of the city, and the contractor secretly pays 10% to the mayor. Of course the mayor tries to influence
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