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2005.02.23 (Review
of 2003.09.24 edition)
Hello!!
Yesterday we introduced the word “bribe”.
Today's WordMaster@Work edition looks at a particular kind of bribe that
is especially relevant to the business world.
KICKBACK （賄賂としての）報酬、リベート
- A kickback is an illegal payment to someone who has done you a favor, such as arranging a contract with your company or giving you a job.
- kickback は、自分の会社との契約の手はずを整えてくれた、仕事をくれた、など、自分に有利に取り計らってくれた人に不正に渡す金銭のことです。
- A newspaper report later revealed that Mayhem Inc. had been given the defense contract in exchange for kickbacks to several influential senators.
- I'm afraid I've got some bad news. I have reason to believe that our purchasing agent has been receiving kickbacks from two of our major suppliers.
- (a former insurance company employee
during his trial)
We had no choice but to pay those kickbacks. Who would have given us their business otherwise? We were just a small, unknown company at the time.
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