A partial refund or discount given after purchase, often as a promotional incentive.
This product comes with a 1000-yen rebate.
Often implies a secret or unethical payment in return for business favors; can also refer to a legitimate sales commission.
彼は取引先からリベートを受け取っていた。
He was receiving kickbacks from a business partner.
The contractor was giving the person in charge a kickback.
With this product, you can get 5 percent of the purchase price back as a rebate.
He had been receiving large kickbacks from a business partner.
A kickback was demanded as a condition of the contract.