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kickback
[kik-bak]
noun
a percentage of income given to a person in a position of power or influence as payment for having made the income possible: usually considered improper or unethical.
a rebate, usually given secretively by a seller to a buyer or to one who influenced the buyer.
the practice of an employer or a person in a supervisory position of taking back a portion of the wages due workers.
a response, usually vigorous.
a sudden, uncontrolled movement of a machine, tool, or other device, as on starting or in striking an obstruction.
A kickback from a chain saw can be dangerous.
kickback
/ ˈɪˌæ /
noun
a strong reaction
part of an income paid to a person having influence over the size or payment of the income, esp by some illegal arrangement
verb
(intr) to have a strong reaction
(intr) (esp of a gun) to recoil
to pay a kickback to (someone)
Other Word Forms
- antikickback adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of kickback1
Example Sentences
Cerdán has been asked to testify in court after a judge suggested he may have acted with former party officials in improperly awarding public contracts in exchange for kickbacks.
Several local businesses offer rafting trips ranging from a chill kickback to extreme sport opportunities.
That includes the 2022 federal prosecution of a former director of the San Francisco Department of Public Works for a long-running scheme involving bribery and kickbacks.
But with state civil rights and education groups threatening to sue, districts will likely see it's not worth the relatively small kickback, even if they were tempted.
Baldwin Park’s former city attorney and city manager have both pleaded guilty to soliciting kickbacks in exchange for issuing permits to cannabis businesses.
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