What Is a Rebate?
A rebate is money a vendor returns or credits to a buyer after the buyer meets defined conditions, rather than a discount applied at the time of sale. In the IT channel, rebates reward partners for purchasing volume, year-over-year growth, hitting targets, attaching services, or selling specific products - paid on the back end once the rules are verified.
Why it matters to IT channel partners. Rebates are a core slice of channel profit, but because they are paid after the fact and across many vendors, they are easy to under-track and under-claim. Treating rebates as a managed revenue line - not an afterthought - is the difference between collecting what you earned and leaving money on the table.
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FAQ
No. A discount lowers the price at the point of sale; a rebate is paid after you meet the program's conditions.
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