リベート
Meanings
1
A partial refund or discount given after purchase, often as a promotional incentive.
This product comes with a 1000-yen rebate.
2
Often implies a secret or unethical payment in return for business favors; can also refer to a legitimate sales commission.
He was receiving kickbacks from a business partner.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉にリベートを渡すto give someone a kickback/rebate
The contractor was giving the person in charge a kickback.
- 〈物〉の購入額の〈数〉パーセントをリベートとして受け取るto receive a set percentage of a purchase as a rebate
With this product, you can get 5 percent of the purchase price back as a rebate.
- リベートを受け取るto receive a rebate/kickback
He had been receiving large kickbacks from a business partner.
- リベートを要求するto demand a kickback
A kickback was demanded as a condition of the contract.