взятки

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Контекст: "Российские менеджеры стали в совокупности воровать больше чиновников, а бизнесмены стали предпочитать взяткам откаты."

I used to translate both as bribes thinking that OTKAT is a slang expression, meaning "bribe"- apparently I was wrong. Could you explain the difference? thanks in advance

[Анатолий Д]

Russian managers as a whole tend to steal more than bureaucrats, and businesspeople now favor kickbacks rather than bribes.

Brive is an [illegal] fee for a service, real or presumed.

Kickback is a percentage of contract consideration that goes to the one who [illegally] faciliated the deal.

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thanks a lot!