different between kickback vs antikickback

English

Alternative forms

• kick-back, kick back

Etymology

kick +? back.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?kbæk/

Noun

kickback (countable and uncountable, plural kickbacks)

1. (countable) A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity.
2. (countable, informal) A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction.
3. (uncountable, firearms, machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.
4. (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.
5. (oil industry) A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead.
6. (countable, bowling) The board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end.
7. (uncountable, bridge) In contract bridge, an ace asking convention initiated by the first step above four of the agreed trump suit.
8. (pinball) A feature that saves the ball from draining and propels it back into play.
9. A relaxed party.

   Synonym: kicker

Translations

See also

• bribe
• fee splitting
• kick back (verb)

Further reading

• kickback on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

anti- +? kickback

Adjective

antikickback (not comparable)

1. Serving to counter kickbacks (illicit payments); antibribery.
2. Serving to prevent kickbacks (accidents with machinery).