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Definition of Kickback
1. Noun. A commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction.
Definition of Kickback
1. Noun. A clandestine payment in return for a favor; especially an illegal one ¹
2. Noun. (uncountable firearms machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator. ¹
3. Noun. (countable machinery) 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 ¹
4. Noun. (oil drilling) A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead ¹
5. Noun. (countable bowling) The board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end ¹
6. Noun. (uncountable bridge) In contract bridge, an ace asking convention initiated by the first step above four of the agreed trump suit. ¹
7. Noun. (context: pinball) A feature that saves the ball from draining and propels it back into play. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kickback
1. a strong reaction [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kickback
Literary usage of Kickback
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Experimental Wireless Stations: Their Theory, Design, Construction and by Philip E. Edelman (1922)
"... Electrolytic Interrupter; kickback Prevention; Aerial Switches; Automatic
Antenna Switch; Storage Batteries. By using an electrolytic interrupter, ..."
2. Problems Surrounding the Mortgage Origination Process: Congressional Hearing edited by Lauch Faircloth, Connie Mack (2000)
"For example, some have proposed an idea that could minimize the referral fee
kickback problem and simplify what is now an inherently complex process for the ..."
3. Energy Management: Modest Reforms Made in University of California Contracts by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Similarly, DOE has given up authority to recoup money under the Anti-kickback
Enforcement Act of 1986, as amended. The act provides the government with a ..."
4. The Preservation of Structural Timber by Howard Frederick Weiss (1916)
"To illustrate the possible source of error through this "kickback" on the release
... If the "kickback" is disregarded and the pumps kept running until the ..."
5. The Preservation of Structural Timber by Howard Frederick Weiss (1916)
"It will be seen that the "kickback" was least when a preliminary vacuum was ...
To illustrate the possible source of error through this "kickback" on the ..."
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