kickback
n. strong reaction, repercussion; recoil, sudden backwards jump; bribe, payment given to someone as a reward for making something possible | ||||
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Kickback Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary |
Kickback
Used in the context of finance. Refers to the practice whereby dealers are compensated and paid by sales finance companies for discounting installment purchase paper.
Used in the context of finance. Refers to the practice whereby dealers are compensated and paid by sales finance companies for discounting installment purchase paper.
Used in the context of contracts to refer to secret payments that are made to insure that the contract goes to a specific firm. Illegal.
| MONASH Marketing Dictionary |
Kickback
a bribe or illegal payment offered to an organisational buyer in order to obtain the business; commonly, the kickback is a percentage of the salesperson's commission on the sale or an item of merchandise.
a bribe or illegal payment offered to an organisational buyer in order to obtain the business; commonly, the kickback is a percentage of the salesperson's commission on the sale or an item of merchandise.
| Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary |
Kickback
an illegal, secret payment made in return for a referral which resulted in a transaction or contract.
an illegal, secret payment made in return for a referral which resulted in a transaction or contract.
Kickback Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WordNet 2.0 |
kickback
Noun
1. a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
(hypernym) bribe, payoff
(derivation) kick back
Noun
1. a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
(hypernym) bribe, payoff
(derivation) kick back
| ENGLISH IDIOMS 2.EDITION |
kickback
money paid illegally for favorable treatment The construction company gave the politician some illegal kickbacks in order to win the contract.
money paid illegally for favorable treatment The construction company gave the politician some illegal kickbacks in order to win the contract.
| hEnglish - advanced version |
kickback
kickback
n : a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
kickback
n : a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
Kickback Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
Kickback
Any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation of any kind which is provided, directly or indirectly, to any prime contractor, prime contractor employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatment in connection with a prime contract or in connection with a subcontract relating to a prime contract.
Is also used in a non-contract context to generically refer to any under-the-table payment for help or influence in getting something of value.
The legality of a kickback is dependent on the specific circumstances including the location where it occurred.
Any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation of any kind which is provided, directly or indirectly, to any prime contractor, prime contractor employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatment in connection with a prime contract or in connection with a subcontract relating to a prime contract.
Is also used in a non-contract context to generically refer to any under-the-table payment for help or influence in getting something of value.
The legality of a kickback is dependent on the specific circumstances including the location where it occurred.
Kickback Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Bodybuilding Jargon |
kickback
exercise for the triceps.
Directions: hold a dumbbell in your right hand and stand next to the long side of a bench. Lean forward at the hips - your upper body is at 45-degree angle to the floor. Place your free hand on the bench for balance. Keep your right elbow close to your torso and bend your right elbow so that your upper arm is parallel to the floor, your forearm is perpendicular to it, and your palm faces in. Keeping the right upper arm still, straighten your arm behind you until the end of the dumbbell is pointing down. Slowly bend your arm to the starting position.
exercise for the triceps.
Directions: hold a dumbbell in your right hand and stand next to the long side of a bench. Lean forward at the hips - your upper body is at 45-degree angle to the floor. Place your free hand on the bench for balance. Keep your right elbow close to your torso and bend your right elbow so that your upper arm is parallel to the floor, your forearm is perpendicular to it, and your palm faces in. Keeping the right upper arm still, straighten your arm behind you until the end of the dumbbell is pointing down. Slowly bend your arm to the starting position.
Kickback Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Kickback
Kickback usually refers to:
It can also refer to:
- A variant of Blackwood convention in contract bridge
- Kickback (Transformers) is an Insecticon character from the various fictional Transformers universes
- With power tools, a "kickback" happens when stock, such as wood, being fed into the power tool, is suddenly pushed backward toward the operator, potentially causing injury
- In the Oil industry "kickback" refers to a sudden dangerous build up of pressure at the well head which could lead to an explosion
- The NATO reporting name for the Raduga Kh-15 guided missile
- The French metalcore band Kickback.
- The Kickback, a 1922 film starring Harry Carey.
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