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单词 feebate
释义

feebate

/ˈfiːbeɪt /
noun
A system of charges and rebates whereby energy-efficient or environmentally friendly practices are rewarded while failure to adhere to such practices is penalized: [as modifier]: a feebate scheme rewards buyers of fuel-efficient cars and penalizes those who purchase gas-guzzlers...
  • He proposes a nifty scheme of ‘feebates,‘which would reduce the consumer price of such energy-efficient cars while increasing the price of gas guzzlers.
  • Peter Dunne suggested paying people to take older vehicles off the road, and the Greens have suggested barring imports of older vehicles combined with fuel efficiency dependent ‘feebates’ on registration.
  • The best way I know of to encourage more efficient automobile buying habits is called a feebate.

Origin

1990s: blend of fee and rebate1.

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