kickback

kickback
kick·back /'kik-ˌbak/ n: a payment (as of money or property) made to one in a position to open up or control a source of income for the payor
convicted of receiving kickback s for referrals compare bribe, payoff
◇ A kickback is specifically a payment for income received or to be received. The word is usu. not restricted to a return of funds.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

kickback
index graft, gratuity (bribe)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


kickback
n.
A payment made by a seller to a buyer or agent in order to persuade him or her to enter into the transaction; illegal in most cases.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


kickback
n. A form of bribery in which a percentage of the revenues from a contract or other financial award is illicitly returned to the person awarding the contract or benefit.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


kickback
The seller's return of part of the purchase price of an item to a buyer or buyer's representative for the purpose of inducing a purchase or improperly influencing future purchases.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


kickback
The seller's return of part of the purchase price of an item to a buyer or buyer's representative for the purpose of inducing a purchase or improperly influencing future purchases.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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