Associations to the word «Kickback»

Wiktionary

KICKBACK, noun. (countable) A backward kick.
KICKBACK, noun. (countable) A clandestine payment in return for a favor; especially an illegal one
KICKBACK, noun. (uncountable) (firearms) (machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.
KICKBACK, noun. (countable) (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
KICKBACK, noun. (oil drilling) A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead
KICKBACK, noun. (countable) (bowling) The board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end
KICKBACK, noun. (uncountable) (bridge) In contract bridge, an ace asking convention initiated by the first step above four of the agreed trump suit.
KICKBACK, noun. (pinball) A feature that saves the ball from draining and propels it back into play.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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