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What is the noun for backhander?

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backhander
  1. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
  2. A blow with the back of the hand.
  3. (informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
  4. (racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
  5. (surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
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  7. Examples:
    1. “The corrupt politician was caught accepting a hefty backhander in exchange for securing a lucrative government contract.”
      “There was no hesitation, as there has been with so many other shooters, before he fired a backhander behind the goalie.”
      “All of these tactics can work, just as a slap shot, a snap shot, a wrist shot or a backhander will work in the right situation.”
backhand
  1. (tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
  2. Handwriting that leans to the left
  3. (Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
  4. The reverse side of the human hand.
  5. (surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.
backhandedness
  1. The quality of being backhanded;
    1. The use of a backward flip of the hand.
    2. Insincerity, irony, or sarcasm.
    3. Indirection.
    4. (of writing) Leftward slant.
    5. Backwardness of direction.
    6. Deceit or neglect.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “If it is, as one supposes, the same scribe who wrote the verso, his backhandedness had been cured by putting the tablet in a better position.”
      “The backhandedness of this procedure reflects the fact that null hypothesis tests are motivated by rhetorical considerations.”
      “The backhandedness of the compliment suddenly struck him, and he squeezed his eyes shut at the gaffe.”
backhanders
  1. plural of backhander
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  3. Examples:
    1. “If that doesn't get you noticed, you can always supplement your civil service pension with backhanders.”
      “If you are going to give people backhanders to keep them on, the structure goes out of the window, and goodness knows where you end up.”
      “The ferry owner says some officials take backhanders to issue fitness certificates and licenses for vessels that are not shipshape.”
backhands
  1. plural of backhand
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