| 单词 | rebate |
| 释义 | rebate (once / 4854 pages) 1nv 2nv A rebate is a partial refund of the cost of an item. It acts as an incentive to help sell the product. If your new cell phone came with a rebate, you'll get a check in the mail for a certain amount of the cost. A well-known rebate occurred in 2007 when President George Bush issued tax rebate checks to many people in America, giving back some of what each person paid in taxes. Rebate comes from the Old French word rabattre, meaning "beat down, drive back." Rebate can also be used as a verb that refers to giving a reduction in price during a sale. For example, your internet provider might rebate your bill for three months to keep you as a customer. WORD FAMILYrebate: rebated, rebates, rebating USAGE EXAMPLESManufacturers pay states a 23.1 percent rebate on brand-name drugs compared to 13 percent for generics. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Overall car sales, meanwhile, fell 8% through November compared with a year ago, despite many rebates. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) Mexico rebates the VAT when that car is exported to the U.S. Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016) 1 1n a refund of some fraction of the amount paid Syn|Hypo|Hyper discount rent-rebate a rebate on rent given by a local government authority refund money returned to a payer 2v give a reduction in the price during a sale 2The store is rebating refrigerators this week Hyper discount give a reduction in price on 1n a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together Syn|Hyper rabbet channel, groove a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) 2v join with a rebate rebate the pieces of timber and stone Hyper bring together, join cause to become joined or linked 3v cut a rebate in (timber or stone) Hypo|Hyper rusticate give (stone) a rustic look cut separate with or as if with an instrument |
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