Word Finder - kickbacks

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A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity.

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

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

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(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.

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A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead.

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The board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end.

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

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

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A relaxed party.

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• kicker

Last year, in France, he was convicted of paying kickbacks to the oil firm Elf.

I don't get kickbacks, by the way; I'm just a fan.

Seems to be the individual named in Michael Rubin's leaked CPA memorandum from March 2004, alleged to be taking kickbacks.

Diplomats estimate Baghdad garners $ 2bn a year by smuggling crude oil over its borders, charging buyers illegal surcharges and demanding kickbacks.

The final report into the scandal alleges that a total of $ 1.8 billion was paid in illegal kickbacks to Saddam's government.

It's always been a dream of mine - £ 100,000 a year plus all the other kickbacks.

But are the insurance industry and legal profession really responsible for so-called " sleazy kickbacks "?

These include requests for under-the-counter payments, sale of drugs, and acceptance of kickbacks from suppliers of drugs and equipment.

Be wary of a store pushing one brand over the other; this just means that they get kickbacks from the manufacturer to sell their product.

Chain designs that minimize kickbacks as well as hand guards that will stop the saw.

Yet, while doing this the chains take full advantage of government kickbacks for the non-existent training time needed for new employees.

Dumbbell Kickbacks - Grab a dumbbell in one hand, then put the opposing knee and opposing hand on a bench and lean forward.

Triceps extensions and triceps dumbbell kickbacks are two exercises that will help you work the smaller muscles of your upper body.