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Kickback is a police thriller which I wrote. I'm very proud of it. I did it in two parts for France because when I wrote it, there wasn't the audience demand for crime stuff that there is now.
David Lloyd

Meaning of "kickback" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KICKBACK

kickback  [ˈkɪkˌbæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KICKBACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kickback is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb kickback in English.

WHAT DOES KICKBACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kickback

Kickback may refer to: ▪ Kickback ▪ A firearm's recoil ▪ Chainsaw kickback, where the force on the chainsaw's blade propels it back towards the user ▪ The sports section of the long defunct Channel Four Daily ▪ A variant of the Blackwood convention in contract bridge ▪ Kickback, a character from the various fictional Transformers universes ▪ The NATO reporting name for the Kh-15 ▪ Kickback, a French hardcore band ▪ Kickback, a collection of rare and unreleased material from the funk group The Meters...

Definition of kickback in the English dictionary

The first definition of kickback in the dictionary is a strong reaction. Other definition of kickback is part of an income paid to a person having influence over the size or payment of the income, esp by some illegal arrangement. Kickback is also to have a strong reaction.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KICKBACK

PRESENT

Present
I kickback
you kickback
he/she/it kickbacks
we kickback
you kickback
they kickback
Present continuous
I am kickbacking
you are kickbacking
he/she/it is kickbacking
we are kickbacking
you are kickbacking
they are kickbacking
Present perfect
I have kickbacked
you have kickbacked
he/she/it has kickbacked
we have kickbacked
you have kickbacked
they have kickbacked
Present perfect continuous
I have been kickbacking
you have been kickbacking
he/she/it has been kickbacking
we have been kickbacking
you have been kickbacking
they have been kickbacking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I kickbacked
you kickbacked
he/she/it kickbacked
we kickbacked
you kickbacked
they kickbacked
Past continuous
I was kickbacking
you were kickbacking
he/she/it was kickbacking
we were kickbacking
you were kickbacking
they were kickbacking
Past perfect
I had kickbacked
you had kickbacked
he/she/it had kickbacked
we had kickbacked
you had kickbacked
they had kickbacked
Past perfect continuous
I had been kickbacking
you had been kickbacking
he/she/it had been kickbacking
we had been kickbacking
you had been kickbacking
they had been kickbacking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will kickback
you will kickback
he/she/it will kickback
we will kickback
you will kickback
they will kickback
Future continuous
I will be kickbacking
you will be kickbacking
he/she/it will be kickbacking
we will be kickbacking
you will be kickbacking
they will be kickbacking
Future perfect
I will have kickbacked
you will have kickbacked
he/she/it will have kickbacked
we will have kickbacked
you will have kickbacked
they will have kickbacked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been kickbacking
you will have been kickbacking
he/she/it will have been kickbacking
we will have been kickbacking
you will have been kickbacking
they will have been kickbacking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would kickback
you would kickback
he/she/it would kickback
we would kickback
you would kickback
they would kickback
Conditional continuous
I would be kickbacking
you would be kickbacking
he/she/it would be kickbacking
we would be kickbacking
you would be kickbacking
they would be kickbacking
Conditional perfect
I would have kickback
you would have kickback
he/she/it would have kickback
we would have kickback
you would have kickback
they would have kickback
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been kickbacking
you would have been kickbacking
he/she/it would have been kickbacking
we would have been kickbacking
you would have been kickbacking
they would have been kickbacking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you kickback
we let´s kickback
you kickback
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to kickback
Past participle
kickbacked
Present Participle
kickbacking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KICKBACK


bareback
ˈbɛəˌbæk
callback
ˈkɔːlˌbæk
cashback
ˈkæʃˌbæk
comeback
ˈkʌmˌbæk
cornerback
ˈkɔːnəˌbæk
crackback
ˈkrækˌbæk
crookback
ˈkrʊkˌbæk
feedback
ˈfiːdˌbæk
flashback
ˈflæʃˌbæk
hatchback
ˈhætʃˌbæk
hold-back
ˈhəʊldˌbæk
horseback
ˈhɔːsˌbæk
outback
ˈaʊtˌbæk
paperback
ˈpeɪpəˌbæk
payback
ˈpeɪˌbæk
playback
ˈpleɪˌbæk
quarterback
ˈkwɔːtəˌbæk
snapback
ˈsnæpˌbæk
talkback
ˈtɔːkˌbæk
throwback
ˈθrəʊˌbæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KICKBACK

kick upstairs
kick with the wrong foot
kick-ass
kick-off
kick-start
kick-starter
kick-up
kickable
kickabout
kickaround
kickball
kickboard
kickbox
kickboxer
kickdown
kicker
kicking
kickshaw
kickshaws
kicksorter

WORDS THAT END LIKE KICKBACK

antikickback
back
back to back
back-to-back
bounce back
breakback
drawback
fallback
get back
go back
hardback
hold back
laid-back
look back
lower back
negative feedback
pat on the back
positive feedback
sit back
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of kickback in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «KICKBACK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «kickback» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of kickback

Translation of «kickback» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KICKBACK

Find out the translation of kickback to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kickback from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kickback» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

回扣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

soborno
570 millions of speakers

English

kickback
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रिश्वत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رشوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отдачи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

propina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পশ্চাদঘাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pot-de-vin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sumbang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schmiergeld
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リベート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뇌물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kickback
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá trả lại người nào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலஞ்சம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किकबॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

komisyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tangente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odrzutu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віддачі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

recul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλώτσημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terugslag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kickback
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kickback

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KICKBACK»

The term «kickback» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.742 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KICKBACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kickback

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QUOTES WITH «KICKBACK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word kickback.
1
David Lloyd
Kickback is a police thriller which I wrote. I'm very proud of it. I did it in two parts for France because when I wrote it, there wasn't the audience demand for crime stuff that there is now.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KICKBACK»

Discover the use of kickback in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kickback and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kickback
From the award-winning journalist who first broke the story, here - in forensic detail - is the incredible true story of how the Australian Wheat Board funnelled hundreds of millions of dollars to Saddam Hussein's regime on the eve of the ...
Caroline Overington, 2007
2
Kickback
"When you're a cop on the take in franklin City, the only question you need to ask yourself is "How much can I make?
David Lloyd, 2006
3
Kickback
One Kate Brannigan, private detective, reluctantly takes Ted Barlow on as a client. As Kate starts investigating, she becomes involved in a second mystery. Someone is trying to kill her - but who could want her dead? And why?.
Val McDermid, 1993
4
Administration of Government Contracts
Contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from soliciting, accepting, or attempting to accept any kickbacks from their subcontractors by the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986, 41 U.S.C. §§ 51-58. The Act contains a broad definition of the term ...
John Cibinic, Ralph C. Nash, James F. Nagle, 2006
5
Kickback
Wyatt, a criminal who only kills when necessary, gets involved with the Outfit, Australia's version of the Mafia, when something of theirs is missing from a safe which Wyatt robbed
Garry Disher, 1991
6
Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
Preventing and Detecting Kickback Schemes Kickback schemes are in most respects very similar to billing schemes, which were discussed in Chapter 12, with the added component that they include the active participation of a vendor in the ...
Mary-Jo Kranacher, Richard Riley, Joseph T. Wells, 2010
7
The Stark Law: A User's Guide to Achieving Compliance
Finally, and perhaps most important, an arrangement “does not violate the anti- kickback statute” if the arrangement “does not violate the anti-kickback statute.”43 Although obviously circular, this condition often will be the easiest for physicians  ...
‎2009
8
Popular Science
F. LINDSLEY PORTLAND, OREGON There was a startling whack and zing as wood met bar nose on the kickback test machine here. The kickback had happened so fast my eyes couldn't follow the action, but electronics and a light beam had ...
9
Kickback: A Fight Choreographer on Vacation Matches Wits and ...
Martial artist Michael Rutter delivers a hard-hitting adventure packed with tricky situations, unique characters, and witty dialogue.A high-octane blend of road trip and romance novel, KickBack pits a burnt-out fight-choreographer against a ...
Michael Rutter, 2007
10
Popular Science
New anti-kickback chains — even safer if you know how to keep them sharp Filing teeth isn't enough to keep anti-kickback chains at peak performance — contour and height of depth gauges must be maintained. By E. F. LINDSLEY To keep ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KICKBACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kickback is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sacred Heart doctor cleared in federal kickback case
A doctor accused of taking kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals to the now-shuttered Sacred Heart Hospital was cleared by a federal ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
2
Brazil police investigating Petrobras kickback scheme carry out …
SAO PAULO — Brazil's federal police department says it has carried out more than 50 search and seizure operations against people suspected ... «The Republic, Jul 15»
3
Kickback Kevin Takes Tea with ALEC in San Diego
For a “moderate” mayor, San Diego's Kevin Faulconer sure enjoys immersing himself in far-right political organizations. In the coming days the ... «San Diego Free Press, Jul 15»
4
Federal kickback lawsuit involving Abbott Labs settled
Omnicare Inc. has reached an agreement with the federal government over how much the Cincinnati-based company will pay to settle a lawsuit ... «Chicago Business Journal, Jul 15»
5
Man in kickback scheme ordered to repay former employer
WAILUKU - A former Speedi Shuttle employee who cashed unauthorized paychecks for five months in a kickback scheme was ordered to repay ... «Maui News, Jul 15»
6
EXCLUSIVE: State warned of airport kickback allegations two years …
Two years ago, state transportation officials met with airport cab drivers over complaints of kickbacks and harassment at Honolulu Airport. «Hawaii News Now, Jul 15»
7
Social Security Administration employee among 5 charged in $1.9M …
(CHICAGO) Five people, including a Social Security Administration employee, are facing federal charges for a kickback scheme involving $1.9 ... «WLS, Jul 15»
8
Feds investigating kickback allegations against Cardiovascular …
Federal officials are investigating allegations that Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (CSI), one of the largest medical technology companies in ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Brazil Detects Billions in Suspicious Financial Activity
In April, Petrobras acknowledged it chalked up $2.1 billion in losses over the past eight years as a result of the kickback scheme. However ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
10
Omnicare will settle with DOJ in Depakote kickback cases
While the Omnicare settlement is a positive sign that the DOJ takes kickback cases seriously, said Tim McCormack, a whistleblower attorney at ... «McKnight's Long Term Care News, Jul 15»

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