キックバック

noun

kickback; illicit payment

Refers to a secret payment made in return for facilitating a business deal, appointment, or similar arrangement. Often used in political or corporate corruption contexts.

• その政せい治じ家かは業ぎょう者しゃからキックバックを受うけ取とっていた。

  The politician was receiving kickbacks from the contractor.

noun

kickback; recoil

Describes a sudden, forceful backward movement, such as the recoil of a firearm or a powerful tool. Less common than the illicit payment sense.

• 大おお型がたの銃じゅうはキックバックが強つよい。

  Large guns have a strong kickback.