kick|back

kick|back: kick back «KIHK _BAK», verb.

–intransitive verb.

1. to spring back suddenly and unexpectedly: »The gun kicked back with great force.

2. Informal. to relax, unwind or take it easy: »the local watering-hole where semiconductor scientists kicked back at the end of their long days.

–transitive verb.

1. Informal. to return (a stolen item) to its owner: »The thief kicked back the wallet but kept the money.

2. Informal. to return (a portion of money received as a fee), often as the result of coercion or a previous arrangement: »Most of their…salaries could be kicked back into his million-dollar slush fund (Newsweek).

kick|back «KIHK _BAK», noun.

1. Slang. the amount or portion returned, especially as a fee. If you were paid $150 a month and paid back $50 a month to your employer, the $50 would be a kickback. »Waterfront Commission continued its investigation into alleged gambling and kickback by longshoremen (New York Times).

2. Slang. a returning of stolen goods.

3. a sudden violent or vigorous reaction, usually unexpected: »Sometimes you don't realize that an apparently simple thing may have a political kickback (Maclean's).

╂[American English < kick + back²]

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kick back — {v.}, {slang}, {informal} To pay money illegally for favorable contract arrangements. * /I will do it if you kick back a few hundred for my firm./ … Dictionary of American idioms
kick back — {v.}, {slang}, {informal} To pay money illegally for favorable contract arrangements. * /I will do it if you kick back a few hundred for my firm./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Kick-back — Kick back, auch Kick|back [...bɛk] der; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. kickback, eigtl. »Prozente«, zu to kick back »zurück , einbehalten«> (Jargon) Rabatt o. Ä., der offiziell gewährt wird, aber an den Auftraggeber od. den Auftragsvermittler … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
kick back — Kick Kick, v. i. 1. To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. Hence, (figuratively): To show ugly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kick back — v. t. To pay (a kickback); as, they kicked back five percent of the sales price. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kick back — v. i. To recoil; of guns and machines. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kick-back — auch: Kick|back 〈[ bæ̣k] m.; od. s, s; Wirtsch.; umg.〉 offiziell gewährter Rabatt im Rahmen einer Auftragsvergabe od. Auftragsakquise, der aber tatsächlich an den Auftraggeber od. den Vermittler des Geschäfts geht [<engl. kickback… … Universal-Lexikon
Kick-back — auch: Kick|back 〈[ bæ̣k] m.; Gen.: od. s, Pl.: s; umg.; Wirtsch.〉 offiziell gewährter Rabatt im Rahmen einer Auftragsvergabe od. Auftragsakquise, der aber tatsächlich an den Auftraggeber od. den Vermittler des Geschäfts geht [Etym.: <engl.… … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
kick back — [v] relax breathe easy*, calm down*, catch one’s breath, chill out*, collect oneself, compose oneself, cool off*, feel at home, hang loose*, lie down, loosen up, make oneself at home*, mellow out*, put one’s feet up*, recline, rest, settle back,… … New thesaurus
Kick-back — Als Kick back wird die Rückerstattung eines Teils des gezahlten Betrages eines Geschäftes zwischen mehreren Beteiligten durch einen Beteiligten an einen anderen bezeichnet. Typischerweise wird der Kick back nicht öffentlich gemacht. Ein Synonym… … Deutsch Wikipedia

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