n. 1 discount, reduction, deduction, allowance, mark-down, cut-back, refund, repayment, Colloq US rake-off This coupon entitles you to a rebate of ten per cent on the purchase of four new tyres 2 kickback, percentage, rake-off, commission, cut, bribe, graft, Colloq chiefly US payola, US plugola He gets a rebate of five per cent on every client he refers to the solicitor
v. 3 discount, reduce, deduct, mark down, refund, repay; kick back Periodicals rebate fifteen per cent of their gross advertising revenue to the agencies that place ads