Used in a Sentence

kickback

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for kickback.

Editorial note

Since the appearance is of an unrelated, merit-based job offer, all parties avoid getting in legal trouble for the kickback.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A relaxed party.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of kickback gathered in one view.

noun

A relaxed party.

noun

(uncountable, firearms, machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.

noun

(countable) A backward kick; a retrograde movement of an extremity.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for kickback.

noun

A relaxed party.

noun

(uncountable, firearms, machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.

noun

(countable) A backward kick; a retrograde movement of an extremity.

noun

(oil industry) A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead.

Example sentences

1

Since the appearance is of an unrelated, merit-based job offer, all parties avoid getting in legal trouble for the kickback.

2

One important thing to note is that your accountant gets a kickback from setting up a bank account.

3

They tend to push systems which generate the biggest kickback and such, usually meaning their AIX fare.

4

KickBack is looking for a technical leader with proficiencies in modern DevOps tooling, network administration and, Linux server administration.

5

Lets people get some well deserved kickback from their open source coding, hopefully.

6

Scalpers destroy this without giving a kickback to the ticket seller.

7

KickBack Rewards Systems is a privately held company founded in 1999 by Pat Lewis that specializes in customer specific marketing and payments for over 1000 US clients.

8

Is McCaffe (or NSA) giving them a kickback for every virus vector they install that makes McCaffe Security Scan Plus seem useful, on top of the toolbar kickbacks?

9

But the orderflow compensation doesn't need to cross over into the retail desk if the ETF itself has enough trading volume to mask some kickback without appearing too egregious.

10

Mozilla chose a proprietary platform instead of an open platform; whether out of laziness or due to a kickback from Pocket, I simply don't like it.

11

The ones with lucrative kickback schemes.

12

There's a kickback involved in that case too (searches from Firefox earn Mozilla a small fee for example) but I wouldn't be surprised if it was cheaper.

Quote examples

1

You're almost always better off with an index than the "HR Director Got a Kickback Growth Fund"

2

As I am certain you know, while it is technically possible to have government sites pull up everything known about the citizen given a modicum of uniquely identifiable information, the US culture would likely produce a tremendous "big brother is watching us" paranoid kickback.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use kickback in a sentence?

Since the appearance is of an unrelated, merit-based job offer, all parties avoid getting in legal trouble for the kickback.

What does kickback mean?

A relaxed party.

What part of speech is kickback?

kickback is commonly used as noun.