kick back

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English

Verb

kick back (third-person singular simple present kicks back, present participle kicking back, simple past and past participle kicked back)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To relax; to laze.
    Synonyms: take it easy, lie back, kick it
    I'm going to stay at home on Saturday and just kick back.
  2. To covertly pay in it the proceeds of a transaction in return for mediating it.
    Synonym: retrocede
    It was the insurer’s practice to kick back to the broker approximately 0.12% of the premium paid by the policyholder.
  3. To return (something) to its original or rightful owner.
    They'll kick it back to you if it turns up.
  4. To drink (something).
    We'll kick back some beers.

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Noun

kick back (countable and uncountable, plural kick backs)

  1. Alternative spelling of kickback