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kick·back
 kickback
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- pronunciation:
- kIk
baek
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a sum of money given, typically secretly, to one in a powerful position, usu. as a reward for having used his or her influence to make a business deal possible.
The doctor was sentenced to ten months in jail for taking kickbacks from one of the drug companies.- synonyms:
- bribe
- similar words:
- extortion, graft, hush money, payoff, percentage, tribute
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| definition 2: |
an abrupt, usu. backward motion of a machine or tool that has struck something forcefully.
Watch out for kickback when you use that chainsaw.- synonyms:
- backlash, recoil
- similar words:
- reaction, rebound, spring
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| related words: |
bribe |
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