n. 1 a sum of money given often secretly to one in a powerful position 2 an abrupt usually backward motion of a machine or tool that has struck something forcefully.
Watch out for kickback from the chainsaw. OR The contractor got a kickback.
Watch out for kickback from the chainsaw. OR The contractor got a kickback.
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Watch out for kickback from the chainsaw.
Hear it
The contractor got a kickback.
Hear it
bribe; graft; backlash; recoil
ethical business
2 syllables
kick-back
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