extra payment for getting things done; facilitation fee; kickback
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
extra payment or reward (often unofficial) given to someone for facilitating a deal or getting something done; facilitation fee; kickback
informalOften implies an informal, sometimes unethical or illegal payment to secure a favor or expedite a process. It can carry a negative connotation of bribery.
Wèi为
le了
jǐn尽
kuài快
ná拿
dào到
yíng营
yè业
zhí执
zhào照
，
tā他
bù不
dé得
bù不
gěi给
bàn办
shì事
yuán员
yī一
bǐ笔
hǎo好
chù处
fèi费
。
To get the business license as soon as possible, he had to give the clerk a facilitation fee.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiàng项
mù目
zhāo招
biāo标
jīng经
cháng常
shè涉
jí及
dào到
gěi给
zhōng中
jiān间
rén人
hǎo好
chù处
fèi费
。
This kind of project bidding often involves paying a middleman a kickback.
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Yī医
shēng生
shōu收
hǎo好
chù处
fèi费
shì是
yán严
zhòng重
de的
wéi违
jì纪
xíng行
wéi为
。
A doctor accepting kickbacks is a serious disciplinary violation.
Tā他
wèn问
wǒ我
yào要
liǎng两
qiān千
kuài块
qián钱
hǎo好
chù处
fèi费
cái才
kěn肯
bāng帮
wǒ我
shū疏
tōng通
guān关
xì系
。
He asked me for two thousand yuan as a 'facilitation fee' before he would help me pull some strings.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
hǎo好
chù处
fèi费
suàn算
zài在
xiàng项
mù目
chéng成
běn本
lǐ里
le了
。
This kickback was included in the project cost.