Kickback

Word KICKBACK
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Hyphenation kick back kick back
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Definitions and meanings of "Kickback"

What do we mean by kickback?

A sharp reaction; a repercussion. noun

A return of a percentage of a sum of money already received, typically as a result of pressure, coercion, or a secret agreement. noun

To recoil; -- of guns and machines. intransitive verb

To pay (a kickback). transitive verb

Recoil, of a gun or machine, as in older automobile engines when started by turning a crank. noun

A secret, and usually illegal, payment, by a recipient of money paid for goods or services, to a facilitator of the transaction, of a portion of that money noun

A clandestine payment in return for a favor; especially an illegal one noun

Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator. noun

An accident wherein an object being cut by a rotating blade or disk, such as a circular saw, is caught by the blade and thrown outward noun

A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead noun

The board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end noun

In contract bridge, an ace asking convention initiated by the first step above four of the agreed trump suit. noun

A feature that saves the ball from draining and propels it back into play. noun

A commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction noun

Pay a kickback; make an illegal payment verb

Spring back, as from a forceful thrust verb

A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity.

A covert – often illegal – payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction.

(machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.

(machinery) An accident wherein an object being cut by a rotating blade or disk, such as a circular saw, is caught by the blade and thrown outward.

A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead.

The board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end.

In contract bridge, an ace asking convention initiated by the first step above four of the agreed trump suit.

A feature that saves the ball from draining and propels it back into play.

A relaxed party.

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The word "kickback" in example sentences

It seems to require kickback from a speedy bullet to work the strong spring of the bolt. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On Chanel 5 News in Phoenix they showed where a Doctor received a $53,000 kickback from the Libby Drug Company. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm glad that some other people (apart from me) are starting to look positively towards this film, and believe me I'm not doing this for any publicity or kickback from the studio, I really am looking forward to it. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The kickback is a benefit, sure, but wasn’t the motivating force behind the pieces. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“The corps commander gets a kickback from the real-estate developer,” she said, and then “distributes the plots to lower-ranking officers [at government-subsidized prices], and sells what’s left to civilians at a huge profit.” ❋ Unknown (2007)

How much of a kickback are the Dumbocrats getting from the insuranbce companies? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Consumers weren't told that the foreclosure processors charged lawyers filing the paperwork against them a $125 fee for accessing their computer database, which Nevada calls a "kickback" but LPS characterizes as an "administrative fee." ❋ Daniel Fisher (2012)

If you privatize education, your cronies have guaranteed income for 12 years, and your kickback will be a lobbying job for 7 figures a years later. ❋ Karoli (2011)

"That keeps the tree from shooting back, which is called kickback," he explains. ❋ Emily Mathieu (2010)

At the signing ceremony, Phuc called the kickback case involving Pacific Consultants International (PCI) "a little dot in the very great picture" of Japanese assistance to Vietnam.

I'd be surprised if he can tell the difference between a kleurling and a kickback (answer: a kickback is a kind of kangaroo). ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the face of alleged multi - crore rupee kickback, which is being probed by CBI, the government is considering canceling power PSU NTPC ` s Rs 20 billion contract with a Russian equipment firm. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Wonder what kind of kickback ol 'Frank will get under the table. shooter ❋ Unknown (2010)

I'm sure the politicians will get some kind of kickback ❋ Unknown (2009)

Randy has to be getting some kind of kickback from Sam, but Sammy is making him look like a fool for supporting all of his lies now and future. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Del is getting some kind of kickback or bonus from Rage it sounds like. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The so-called "kickback" room had a Soviet-era propaganda poster on the wall, showing a woman with a finger to her lips and two warnings in Russian: "Don't Gossip" and "Be on the lookout: In these days, the walls talk." ❋ Unknown (2010)

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