n. | 1. | recoil, of a gun or machine, as in older automobile engines when started by turning a crank. |
2. | A secret, and usually illegal, payment, by a recipient of money paid for goods or services, to a facilitator of the transaction, of a portion of that money; |
Noun | 1. | kickback - a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction |