Synonyms for kickback


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kik-bak
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪkˌbæk

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Définition of kickback

Origin :
  • also kick-back, c.1900 in various mechanical senses, from kick (v.) + back (adv.). By 1926 in a slang sense of "be forced to return pelf, pay back to victims," which was extended to illegal partial give-backs of government-set wages that were extorted from workers by employers. Hence sense of "illegal or improper payment" (1932).
  • noun bribe
Example sentences :
  • The "kickback" would have certainly killed or wounded us both.
  • Extract from : « The Red Watch » by J. A. Currie
  • The nerves of Average Jones gave a sharp "kickback," like a mis-cranked motor-car.
  • Extract from : « Average Jones » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • I want to set down what happened in case there's ever a kickback although I don't think there ever will be.
  • Extract from : « The Beasts in the Void » by Paul W. Fairman

Antonyms for kickback

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