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 Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
kickback
n : a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
money paid illegally for favorable treatment The construction company gave the politician some illegal kickbacks in order to win the contract.
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
Kickback Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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.
Copyright © 2000, Campbell R. Harvey. All Rights Reserved.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.
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.
2004 (c) Copyright & Reprint Courtesy of the Dept. of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University; edited by Mr. Don Bradmore.
an illegal, secret payment made in return for a referral which resulted in a transaction or contract.
Copyright © 2001, Ray WrightKickback Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Kickback may refer to:
- The kickback, a form of bribery
- The recoil from a firearm
- Kickback (chainsaw), when the force on the saw blade throws it back towards the user
- The sports section of the long defunct Channel Four Daily
- A variant of the Blackwood convention in contract bridge
- Kickback (Transformers), a character from the various fictional Transformers universes
- The NATO reporting name for the Kh-15 (missile)
- Kickback (band), a French hardcore band
- Kickback (album), a collection of rare and unreleased material from the funk group The Meters
- American English Slang for a tip given after a meal like at a restaurant or for Chinese delivery
- American English Slang for a get-together or party of close friends
- American English Slang for the state of being relaxed and chilled-out sometimes in the La-Z-Boy reclined position, reminiscent of the 1970s era colloquialism
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Kickback Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
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.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.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
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.
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.
