KICKBACK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("kickback" is a kind of...):

bribe; payoff (payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment)

Derivation:

kick back (pay a kickback; make an illegal payment)