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What is the noun for kickback?

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kick

A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
The action of swinging a foot or leg.
(colloquial) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing.
(Internet) The removal of a person from an online activity.
A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it is pressed causes a video game character to kick.
(figuratively) Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.
(uncountable and countable) Piquancy.
A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.
(soccer) A pass played by kicking with the foot.
(soccer) The distance traveled by kicking the ball.
A recoil of a gun.
(informal) Pocket.
An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.
Synonyms:

boot, punt, strike, lob, drop kick, kicking, knock, blow, thump, place kick, thrill, charge, pleasure, titillation, excitement, sensation, stimulation, buzz, delight, fun, high, joy, rush, amusement, boost, enjoyment, exhilaration, jollies, tingle, treat, delectation, frisson, glow, gratification, hoot, bang, feast, gas, refreshment, wallop, manna, blast, lift, kicks, adventure, turn-on, flush of excitement, luster, lustre … more

Examples:

“The officer simply gave the door a good kick, and as expected, the frame gave way.”

“Chuck would get a kick out of driving down the highway on Route 66.”

“Heavy spices were used to give a kick to an otherwise bland selection of vegetables.”

kicker

One who kicks.
(sports) One who takes kicks.
(nautical) The kicking strap.
(nautical, informal) An outboard motor.
(colloquial) An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant.
(finance) An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.
(poker) An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.
(slang, Southern US) A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes, and/or philosophy.
(journalism) The last one or two paragraphs of a story.
(journalism) Synonym of lead-in (“start of photo caption”)
Synonyms:

catch, device, gambit, trick, artifice, dodge, gimmick, ploy, ruse, twist, feint, game, maneuver, manoeuvre, shift, stratagem, stunt, wile, deceit, fake, instrument, sport, means, method, secret … more

Examples:

“The kicker is that mandatory room and board costs twice as much as at other colleges.”

“He's just like the ubiquitous tyre kicker who is looking for a car but with a complete lack of enthusiasm.”

“During the season, Ski Acres had constructed a big air kicker as a way of enticing snow shredders to their slopes.”

kickback

(countable) A backward kick.
(countable) A clandestine payment in return for a favor; especially an illegal one.
(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 industry) 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.
Synonyms:

bribe, sweetener, payoff, backhander, incentive, gift, inducement, graft, boodle, reward, payola, sop, enticement, payment, cut, allurement, commission, pay-off, hush money, money under the table, bung, fix, gratuity, cumshaw, carrot, gravy, take, favour, favor, blackmail, rake-off, handout, tip, baksheesh, token, present, compensation, perquisite, dropsy, price, lagniappe, perk, schmear, douceur, drop, sling, plugola, goody, bait, sweetening … more

Examples:

“The past five months have brought charges of price gouging, illegal insider trading, kickbacks and payola that have rocked the industry.”

“The thrust from the kickback of the gun sent me to my back.”

“Bar nose kickback is one of the more common causes of serious chainsaw injury accidents.”

kicking

The action of the verb to kick.
A violent assault involving repeated kicks.
(slang) A great loss or defeat; licking.
Synonyms:

attack, assault, bashing, beating, violence, aggression, harm, punching, abuse, offence, offense, assaulting, impugnment, jumping, knocking, vilification, whacking, buffeting, flogging, mauling, pasting, slugging, violation, whipping, battery, belting, boxing, lashing, oppression, thumping, thwacking, totalling, totaling, battering, drubbing, hammering, mugging, rout, bludgeoning, denigration, pelting, plastering, slapping, walloping, cuffing, licking, pounding, rape, shellacking, thrashing … more

kickee

One who is kicked.

kicks

plural of kick
(plural only, colloquial) Pleasures, thrills.
(plural only, colloquial) Shoes.
Synonyms:

kickbacks

plural of kickback
Synonyms:

bribes, sweeteners, payoffs, backhanders, incentives, gifts, inducements, grafts, rewards, payolas, sops, enticements, payments, cuts, allurements, commissions, pay-offs, hush money, bungs, fixes, gratuities, cumshaws, carrots, gravies, takes, favours, favors, blackmail, rake-offs, handouts, tips, baksheeshes, tokens, presents, compensations, perquisites, dropsies, prices, perks, lagniappes, slings, drops, douceurs, schmears, plugolas, remunerations, baits, feedbags, goodies, sweetenings … more

Examples:

“The company then repeatedly overcharged the military for services, accepted kickbacks from subcontractors and served troops dirty food.”

“Basically he's saying that unless everyone got kickbacks in proportion to their contributions, nobody got kickbacks.”

“Payoffs and kickbacks and cheating and lying to the public are a way of life.”

kickings

plural of kicking
Synonyms:

kickees

plural of kickee

kickers

plural of kicker
Synonyms:

catch, devices, gambits, tricks, artifice, dodges, gimmicks, ploys, ruses, twists, feints, game, maneuvers, manoeuvres, shift, stratagems, stunts, wiles, deceits, fakes, instruments, sport, means, methods, secret, preconditions, requirements, prerequisites, conditions, requisites, stipulations, essentials, demand, necessity, needs, provisos, qualifications, provisions, musts, imperative, contingency, postulates, reservation, arrangements, rules, exception, exemption, articles, modification … more

Examples:

“On the other side Kilkenny's kickers had the kind of day any kicker dreads.”

“This will eliminate unapproved high kicking tees that kickers have used to give their forwards a high hanging ball.”

“Some people don't even consider kickers football players because so few take or deliver hits.”

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