sentences:  This sum itself may be all or a portion of the difference between the actual (inflated) payment to the company and the (lower) market-based price that would have been paid had the bidding been competitive.Another example of a kickback would be if a judge receives a portion of the profits that a business makes in exchange for his judicial decisions.Kickbacks are not limited to government officials; any situation in which people are entrusted to spend funds that do not belong to them are susceptible to this kind of corruption.