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   rebate

   /ˈriːbeɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a partial refund to someone who has paid too much for tax, rent, or a utility: "the scheme eases the move to the council tax by giving rebates in the first year"
   • ▪ a deduction or discount on a sum of money due: "you will be entitled to a 20 per cent rebate off each standard fare"

   verb

   • 1. pay back (a sum of money) as a rebate: "the government rebates part of your own and your employer's National Insurance contributions into the plan"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. rebatable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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