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kickback
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
kickback \kick"back`\, n.
recoil, of a gun or machine, as in older automobile engines when started by turning a crank.
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; specifically, any portion of a gain made by the seller in a commercial transaction which is returned surreptitiously and illegally to a person (such as a purchasing agent) who authorized or recommended the purchase. It is generally considered a form of bribe.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also kick-back, c.1900 in various mechanical senses, from kick (v.) + back (adv.). By 1926 in a slang sense of "be forced to return pelf, pay back to victims," which was extended to illegal partial give-backs of government-set wages that were extorted from workers by employers. Hence sense of "illegal or improper payment" (1932).
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context countable English) A backward kick. 2 (context countable English) A clandestine payment in return for a favor; especially an illegal one 3 (context uncountable firearms machinery English) recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator. 4 (context countable machinery English) 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 5 (context oil drilling English) A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead 6 (context countable bowling English) The board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end 7 (context uncountable bridge English) In contract bridge, an ace asking convention initiated by the first step above four of the agreed trump suit. 8 (context pinball English) A feature that saves the ball from draining and propels it back into play.
WordNet
n. a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
Wikipedia
Kickback.com is a gaming platform that lets users play video games for cash prizes. Players of any skill level can enter ranked matches and wager real money for a chance to win more using their skills in-game. Kickback integrates on top of popular existing games, where the service adds matchmaking, anti-cheat, support and payouts. These features are available to all users, but are made optional for users playing for fun. The site, which was founded by Mark Prokoudine and Vlad Nov in November 2014, is now backed by Y Combinator.
Kickback is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers series.
Kickback is a collection of rare and unreleased material from the funk group The Meters. The album includes a nine-minute cover of Neil Young's " Down by the River". The band had released another Neil Young cover on the Cabbage Alley album.
Kickback can refer to:
- Kickback (bribery), a form of bribery in which payment is received for illegal services rendered.
- Kickback (gaming), an online gaming site.
- "Kickback", also known as the Raduga Kh-15, the RKV-15, and the AS-16, a Russian air-to-surface missile.
- Kickback (Transformers), a character that is part of The Transformers toy line.
- Kickback (band), a hardcore band from France.
Kickback was a French hardcore band formed in 1991, named after the Breakdown song from the same name. One of the most well known underground hardcore bands in France and other European countries like Germany and Belgium, they are also very respected in the US (members of Merauder, Terror, Gehenna and Sick of It All have shown appreciation for them). It was founded in 1991 by Stephen Bessac, Fabrice Fortin and Patrick Vandewalle. After many line up changes, vocalist Stephen remains the only original member and driving force of the band.
A kickback is a form of negotiated bribery in which a commission is paid to the bribe-taker in exchange for services rendered. Generally speaking, the remuneration (money, goods, or services handed over) is negotiated ahead of time. The kickback varies from other kinds of bribes in that there is implied collusion between agents of the two parties, rather than one party extorting the bribe from the other. The purpose of the kickback is usually to encourage the other party to cooperate in the illegal scheme.
The term "kickback" comes from colloquial English language, and describes the way a recipient of illegal gain "kicks back" a portion of it to another person for that person's assistance in obtaining it.
Usage examples of "kickback".
Perhaps his lunch-time largess was heartfelt, and in no way meant as a kickback for receiving those 42 cases.
Although he pleaded guilty last week in an illegal kickback scheme, he now seeks his pension, sick leave and unused vacation pay.
In 1988, they approved a tax kickback to lure big-league franchises from other states.
This was not cutting the quality of goods so the kickback would be fatter.
If Nims was in the business of taking kickbacks for favors rendered, Joseph might want him dead.
He took kickbacks for oil and lumber leases, abandoned Hamlin to the Jackknife.
Majestic to pay the kickbacks which ultimately insured that Majestic would buy their company--at a profit.
Guy and Stella are off on their Asian tour, handing out kickbacks right, left, and centre.
Rumors of murder for hire, kickbacks, bribes, and peddling his influence to the highest bidder had dogged him quietly for years, but nothing stuck.
Up to and definitely including corruption, such as kickbacks of some serious nuyen to someone in the evaluation and procurement infrastructure.
Soon after his arrival, he said, members of the department reported that certain officers were helping themselves to money and other evidence that was seized during arrests and taking kickbacks from prostitutes and their pimps.
Loretta stumbled on illegal campaign funding or kickbacks on city contracts.
About six months g o, I did some digging and found a couple of trans aeons between the senator and the owner of Caravan Foods that could be considered kickbacks and political bribes.
Larson says Allison was blackmailing you, that she had information that suggested you were taking kickbacks from Caravan Foods in exchange for your power and influence on legislation regulating the poultry industry.
Another reason Hy says the promo guy does so well, the label exec who hires him could be getting a kickback.