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kickback
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
kickback \kick"back`\, n.
1. recoil, of a gun or machine, as in older automobile
engines when started by turning a crank.
[PJC]
2. 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; specifically, any
portion of a gain made by the seller in a commercial
transaction which is returned surreptitiously and
illegally to a person (such as a purchasing agent) who
authorized or recommended the purchase. It is generally
considered a form of bribe.
[PJC]
