Summary[]
Bribe for political favors.
Exact Definition[]
A kickback is a sum given to a public official from an organization for misappropriating funds to it. This sum is usually part of the inflated sum misappropriated, thus, the money is "kicked back."
Importance[]
Kickbacks were part of the political and business corruption for the Gilded Age.
Additional Information[]
Anything else--supplemental info, memory pegs, etc.