kickback

noun

A sharp reaction; a repercussion.

noun

A return of a percentage of a sum of money already received, typically as a result of pressure, coercion, or a secret agreement.

noun

recoil, of a gun or machine, as in older automobile engines when started by turning a crank.

noun

A secret, and usually illegal, payment, by a recipient of money paid for goods or services, to a facilitator of the transaction, of a portion of that money

transitive verb

To pay (a kickback).

intransitive verb

To recoil; — of guns and machines.

noun

A clandestine payment in return for a favor; especially an illegal one

noun

Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.

noun

An accident wherein an object being cut by a rotating blade or disk, such as a circular saw, is caught by the blade and thrown outward

noun

A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead