REBATE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Rebate

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘diminish (a sum or amount)’): from Anglo-Norman French rebatre ‘beat back’, also ‘deduct’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈriːbeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a partial refund to someone who has paid too much for tax, rent, or a utility

Short Definition:

partial refund to someone who has paid too much for tax

Examples:
  • the scheme eases the move to the council tax by giving rebates in the first year

Word: Rebate

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈriːbeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

pay back (a sum of money) as a rebate

Short Definition:

pay back sum of money as rebate

Examples:
  • the government rebates part of your own and your employer's National Insurance contributions into the plan

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