Synonyms for kickback
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Antonyms for kickback
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The "kickback" would have certainly killed or wounded us both.
The nerves of Average Jones gave a sharp "kickback," like a mis-cranked motor-car.
I want to set down what happened in case there's ever a kickback although I don't think there ever will be.
WORD 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).
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR KICKBACK
backlash
nounadverse reactionbribe
nounpayoff to influence illegal or wrong activity- allurement
- bait
- blackmail
- buyoff
- compensation
- contract
- corrupt money
- corrupting gift
- enticement
- envelope
- feedbag
- fringe benefit
- gift
- goody
- graft
- gratuity
- gravy
- grease
- hush money
- ice
- incentive
- inducement
- influence peddling
- kickback
- lagniappe
- lure
- payola
- perk
- perquisite
- present
- price
- protection
- remuneration
- reward
- sop
- sweetener
- sweetening
- take
dues
nounpayment for membershipexpenditure
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