kickback

kick·back  (kkbk)

n.

1. A sharp reaction; a repercussion.

2. Slang A return of a percentage of a sum of money already received, typically as a result of pressure, coercion, or a secret agreement.

---

kickback [ˈkɪkˌbæk]

n

1. a strong reaction

2. part of an income paid to a person having influence over the size or payment of the income, esp by some illegal arrangement

vb kick back (adverb)

1. (intr) to have a strong reaction

2. (intr) (esp of a gun) to recoil

3. to pay a kickback to (someone)

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

kickback - a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction bribe, payoff - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment

---

kickback

noun bribe, payoff, backhander (slang), enticement, share, cut (informal), payment, gift, reward, incentive, graft (informal), sweetener (slang), inducement, sop, recompense, hush money (slang), payola (informal), allurement a nationwide web of alleged kickbacks and illegal party financing

Translations

kickback [ˈkɪkbæk] N

1. → soborno m, coima f (S. Cone) , mordida f (Mex)

2. (fig) → reacción f, resaca f, contragolpe m

kickback [ˈkɪkbæk] n (= bribe) → pot m de vin
alleged kickbacks and illegal party financing → des allégations de pots de vin et de financement illégal de partis
kick boxing n → kick boxing m
kick-off [ˈkɪkɒf] n

[football match] → coup m d'envoi
The kick-off is at 10 o'clock → Le coup d'envoi est à 10 heures.

[event, activity] → coup m d'envoi
kick-stand [ˈkɪkstænd] n [motorcycle] → béquille f
kick-start [ˈkɪkstɑː^rt]

vt

[+ economy, negotiations, process] → donner un coup de fouet à; [+ one's career] → donner un coup de fouet à

[+ motorcycle] → démarrer au kick

n
to give a kick start to sth [+ economy, career] → donner un coup de fouet à qch
kick-starter [ˈkɪkstɑː^rtə^r] n [motorcycle] → kick m

kickback [ˈkɪkˌbæk] n → tangente f