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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

kicking back

Kicking back which can be often heard in the recent news means, according to my understanding, an amount of money paid back usually as a bribery. am i right?

besides, i wonder if there is any synonym for kicking back which may seem more formal.

thanks you all.
  

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To "kick back" usually means to relax or take it easy. A "kickback" is a slang term for a bribe, or money otherwise acquired through some other illegitimate means. I can be used as a verb, but I don't think this is very common.

— YoungCalifornian

  • To "kick back" usually means to relax or take it easy.
  • A "kickback" is a slang term for a bribe, or money otherwise acquired through some other illegitimate means.
  • I can be used as a verb, but I don't think this is very common.
  • Some synonyms would be: bribe, payoff, or payola.
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To "kick back" usually means to relax or take it easy.

A "kickback" is a slang term for a bribe, or money otherwise acquired through some other illegitimate means. I can be used as a verb, but I don't think this is very common. Some synonyms would be: bribe, payoff, or payola.
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I can be used as a verb, but I don't think this is very common.

YC - are you a transitive or an intransitive verb?
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