"kickback" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɪkbæk/ Audio: En-us-kickback.ogg Forms: kickbacks [plural]
Etymology: From kick + back. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|kick|back}} kick + back Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} kickback (countable and uncountable, plural kickbacks)
  1. (countable) A backward kick; a retrograde movement of an extremity. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Exercise Translations (backward kick): potku taakse (Finnish), bakslag [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-kickback-en-noun-qtkCVuQ5 Disambiguation of 'backward kick': 57 3 22 1 3 0 3 4 2 5
  2. (countable, informal) A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction; especially, a kind of quid pro quo in which if you (an insider) secretly help me (an outsider) win the bid for the contract then I will secretly send you a portion of the contract value; thus, a kind of bribe. Tags: countable, informal Categories (topical): Corruption Translations (covert payment in return for a favor): ատկատ (atkat) (Armenian), 回扣 (huíkòu) (Chinese Mandarin), returkommission (Danish), lahjus (Finnish), rétrocommission [feminine] (French), verdeckte Rückvergütung [feminine] (German), Retrozession [feminine] (German), Kickback (German), Kick-back (German), Kick-Back (German), contraccolpo (Italian), sconto (Italian), abbuono (Italian), tangente (Italian), bustarella (Italian), mazzetta (Italian), pizzo (Italian), キックバック (kikkubakku) (Japanese), łapówka [feminine] (Polish), отка́т (otkát) [masculine] (Russian), provision [common-gender] (Swedish), muta [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-kickback-en-noun-p~AFyZvb Disambiguation of 'covert payment in return for a favor': 2 62 6 0 5 0 2 19 3 1
  3. (uncountable, firearms, machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Firearms, Politics Translations (sudden backward motion; recoil): rekyyli (Finnish), Rückschlag [masculine] (German), отка́т (otkát) [masculine] (Russian), rekyl [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-kickback-en-noun-rU3fL-i2 Disambiguation of Politics: 9 13 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry Disambiguation of 'sudden backward motion; recoil': 17 4 62 1 3 0 2 3 3 3
  4. (countable, machinery) An accident where an object being cut by a rotating blade or disk, such as a circular saw, is caught by the blade and thrown outward. Tags: countable Translations (accident wherein an object is caught by the blade and thrown outward): takaisku (Finnish), takapotku (Finnish), motreaktion [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-kickback-en-noun-cHGIflYm Disambiguation of 'accident wherein an object is caught by the blade and thrown outward': 3 4 4 47 27 0 3 3 3 5
  5. (machinery, forestry) An accident wherein the upper tip of the bar of a running chainsaw contacts a relatively immovable object, forcing the bar upwards and pressing the running chain more firmly against the object, causing the saw to be hurled upwards and backwards into the operator's face. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Forestry
    Sense id: en-kickback-en-noun-EWCJtVKp Topics: business, forestry
  6. (oil industry) A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Oil industry Translations (dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead): takaisku (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-kickback-en-noun-HlPjk25~ Disambiguation of 'dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead': 1 1 1 0 1 95 0 1 0 1
  7. (countable, bowling) The board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Bowling Translations (board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end): takaisku (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-kickback-en-noun-cBungxUv Topics: bowling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end': 2 2 2 1 1 0 85 2 4 2
  8. (uncountable, bridge) In contract bridge, an ace asking convention initiated by the first step above four of the agreed trump suit. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Bridge
    Sense id: en-kickback-en-noun-1lWLJZhh Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 5 22 9 2 9 1 5 34 9 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 20 13 1 13 0 6 31 9 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 25 8 2 8 1 3 44 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 21 11 1 14 1 5 33 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 21 12 1 14 1 5 36 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 5 21 10 2 9 2 5 31 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 25 8 1 8 1 4 41 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 22 9 2 9 2 5 36 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 23 11 3 10 1 6 30 8 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 21 9 2 9 2 5 37 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 21 10 2 11 1 5 36 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 19 9 2 10 1 5 42 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 18 12 2 8 2 5 34 8 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 23 10 3 9 2 5 28 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 21 10 2 11 1 5 36 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 24 10 2 9 1 5 32 7 6 Topics: bridge, games
  9. (pinball) A feature that saves the ball from draining and propels it back into play. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pinball
    Sense id: en-kickback-en-noun-c5XZ5LGx
  10. A relaxed party. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Parties, Pinball Synonyms: kicker
    Sense id: en-kickback-en-noun-cA9QfJRK Disambiguation of Parties: 6 9 7 6 6 2 4 9 11 40 Disambiguation of Pinball: 6 12 10 4 8 1 7 19 8 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kick-back, kick back Related terms: bribe, fee splitting, kick back [verb]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "covert payment in return for a favor",
      "word": "bustarella"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "covert payment in return for a favor",
      "word": "mazzetta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "covert payment in return for a favor",
      "word": "pizzo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kikkubakku",
      "sense": "covert payment in return for a favor",
      "word": "キックバック"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "covert payment in return for a favor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "łapówka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otkát",
      "sense": "covert payment in return for a favor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отка́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "covert payment in return for a favor",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "provision"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "covert payment in return for a favor",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "muta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sudden backward motion; recoil",
      "word": "rekyyli"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sudden backward motion; recoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rückschlag"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otkát",
      "sense": "sudden backward motion; recoil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отка́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sudden backward motion; recoil",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "rekyl"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "accident wherein an object is caught by the blade and thrown outward",
      "word": "takaisku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "accident wherein an object is caught by the blade and thrown outward",
      "word": "takapotku"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "accident wherein an object is caught by the blade and thrown outward",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "motreaktion"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead",
      "word": "takaisku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end",
      "word": "takaisku"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "kickback (bribery)",
    "kickback (chainsaw)"
  ],
  "word": "kickback"
}

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