### Question
How does the law define deferred rebate?


### Answer
Under *46 U.S.C. § 40102*, **deferred rebate** is defined as:

> a return by a common carrier of any freight money to a shipper, where the return is—


(A) consideration for the shipper giving all or any portion of its shipments to that or any other common carrier over a fixed period of time

#### Citation:
  - *46 U.S.C. § 40102*
  - Heading: **Subtitle IV-Regulation of Ocean Shipping > Part A-Ocean Shipping > CHAPTER 401-GENERAL**

