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回扣

Mandarin · pinyin huí kòu

Meanings

  1. brokerage
  2. a commission paid to a middleman
  3. euphemism for a bribe
  4. a kickback
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回
huí · return, turn around; a time
扣
kòu · knock, strike, rap, tap; button
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2–4 · hui2 kou4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wui4 kau3

Cantonese word readings for 回扣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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wui4 kau3

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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noun

  1. commission; brokerage fee (Classifier: 個／个 m; 筆／笔 m)
  2. rebate (return of part of an amount already paid) (Classifier: 個／个 m; 筆／笔 m)
  3. kickback (covert, often illegal, payment) (Classifier: 個／个 m; 筆／笔 m)

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