kickback

ˈkɪkˌbæk

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Definition of kickback - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

bribeillegal payment for a favor or service

The contractor was caught giving a kickback to secure the deal.

bribery

payoff

party

Slang

relaxed social gathering

Slang

We had a small kickback at my friend's house.

get-together

shindig

recoil

TECH.

sudden backward motion in machinery

TECH.

The kickback from the saw startled the operator.

backfire

recoil

Verb

intr.

crime

pay a bribe or illegal payment

They were caught trying to kickback to secure the contract.

bribe

pay off

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kickback money

money received as a bribe for illegal services

The official was caught with kickback money in his account.

Origin of kickback

English, kick (to strike) + back (return)

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rive knife

woodworking

safety tool on a table saw preventing kickback

Examples of kickback in a sentence

He was arrested for accepting kickbacks from suppliers.
The kickback at the beach was so much fun.
Everyone brought snacks to the kickback.
The gun's kickback bruised his shoulder.
She was unprepared for the kickback of the rifle.
The official was accused of trying to kickback.

They planned to kickback to influence the decision.

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French:pot-de-vin, verser un pot-de-vin, ...
German:Schmiergeld, Schmiergeld zahlen, ...
Italian:tangente, corrompere, ...
Spanish:soborno, sobornar, ...
Portuguese:propina, subornar, ...
Chinese:回扣, 行贿, ...
Japanese:リベート, 賄賂を渡す, ...
Arabic:رشوة, رَشَى, ...
Hebrew:עֲמַלַּת שׁוֹחַד, לָתֵת שׁוֹחַד, ...
Russian:откат, давать взятку, ...
Ukrainian:відкат, давати хабар, ...
Hindi:रिश्वत, रिश्वत देना, ...
Bengali:ঘুষ, ঘুষ দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:suborn, subornar, ...
Czech:úplatek, podplatit, ...
Danish:bestikkelse, bestikke, ...
Dutch:smeergeld, smeergeld geven, ...
Greek:μίζα, δίνω μίζα, ...
Hungarian:kenőpénz, megvesztegetni, ...
Khmer:សំណូក, បង់សំណូក, ...
Korean:리베이트, 뇌물을 주다, ...
Persian:رشوه, رشوه دادن, ...
Polish:łapówka, wręczać łapówkę, ...
Portuguese (BR):propina, subornar, ...
Romanian:comision ilegal, a da mită, ...
Swedish:muta, betala en muta, ...
Thai:สินบน, จ่ายสินบน, ...
Turkish:rüşvet, rüşvet vermek, ...
Vietnamese:tiền lại quả, đút lót, ...

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