back‧hand‧er /ˈbækhændə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. a hit or shot that you do using the back of your hand
2. British English informal money that you pay illegally and secretly to get something done
Synonym : bribe:
Investigators estimate that £35m had been spent on bribes and backhanders. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲