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ristorno

rebate, refund, kickback (in commercial agreements)

Looks like

return / restore

return = going back; restore = to bring back to original condition

⚠️ The trap

'Ristorno' is a commercial term for a rebate or volume discount paid after the fact. It is not a refund (rimborso) or a return (reso). Very common in wholesale and distribution contracts.

To say "return = going back; restore = to bring back to original condition" in Italian:

ristorno (commercial rebate); rimborso (refund/reimbursement)

"ristorno" in English means:

rebate, refund, kickback (in commercial agreements)

Example

"Il contratto prevede un ristorno del tre percento sul fatturato annuo."

"The contract provides for a three percent rebate on annual turnover."

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