KICKBACK

kickback

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kickback (countable and uncountable, plural kickbacks)

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

(countable) A covert – often illegal – payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction.

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

(countable, machinery) An accident wherein an object being cut by a rotating blade or disk, such as a circular saw, is caught by the blade and thrown outward.

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

(countable, bowling) The board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end.

(uncountable, bridge) In contract bridge, an ace asking convention initiated by the first step above four of the agreed trump suit.

(pinball) A feature that saves the ball from draining and propels it back into play.

A relaxed party.

Synonym: kicker

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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