kickbacks

noun

plural of kickback
1
as in reactions

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as in rebates

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3
as in bribes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kickbacks
  1. reactions
  2. rebates
  3. bribes
  4. backlashes
  5. discounts
  6. payoffs
  7. responses
  8. reductions
Noun
  • Shelton cruised from there, mixing his primary weapons in with athletic defense that garnered big reactions from the Montreal crowd and deflated Nakashima even more.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But most of those reactions — injection site pain, muscle and joint pain, nausea and vomiting, fever, headache and chills — were mild to moderate and went away within days.
    — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of reactions
Noun
  • Luis Esteves, director of the Irvine Great Park, outlined the new rebates OCPA offered this year, including a $1,000 rebate for home battery storage, up to $1,000 for home EV chargers and free home energy efficiency kits.
    — Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
  • According to Shapiro's office, 522,434 rebates totaling more than $319 million were sent to Pennsylvanians who submitted a rebate application in 2024.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Definition of rebates
Noun
  • Other businesses in economic sectors such as health, infrastructure and automobiles were forced to pay bribes and fees to companies linked to Khamenei and his family to continue to operate.
    — Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Federal prosecutors have long claimed that Thao accepted bribes from Andy Duong and his father, David, including political favors and $95,000 toward a $300,000 no-show job for Jones.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
Definition of bribes
Noun
  • And sometimes backlashes are built out of nothing.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • And Target has also dealt with boycotts and backlashes to the company’s political and social stances, such as its rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion pledges and its decision not to publicly oppose the surge of immigration enforcement in its hometown.
    — Melissa Repko, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of backlashes
Noun
  • Stock is already limited, but below you can find the most gasp-inducing discounts on our favorite brands from just $6.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Transit discounts are available for seniors, disabled and student riders.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of discounts
Noun
  • Travelers who put in the time, effort, and money to acquire dual citizenship will see major payoffs.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Revel in withholding some information from the audience to make for even bigger payoffs.
    — William Earl, Variety, 27 July 2026
Definition of payoffs
Noun
  • An operator confident in its structural durability should put its responses to all six questions in writing and invite prospects to pose them to every bidder, including itself.
    — Camden Kaminsky, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In Live Transcribe, users can also sign responses during conversations.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of responses
Noun
  • This year, each city department was directed to prepare a budget with 5% reductions to its operating costs.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Gamers lament that this is benefitting the companies while offering nothing to consumers with no price reductions in the cost of games, despite the supply-side savings.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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