"Rebate checks" refers to a sum of money that is given back to someone after they have made a purchase, typically as a form of discount or refund. Full definition
A 25 percent increase in property tax rebate checks begun in 2015 to provide a state subsidy to reduce school tax bills. (newsday.com)
«The penalty that every other city to whom the property tax cap applies, the penalty is merely that their residents don't get rebate checks,» he said. (observer.com)
For any school or municipality that raises taxes by less than 2 % the state will send rebate checks to those residents equivalent to the tax increase. (wshu.org)