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DictionaryrebatePartial refund
noun / verb

rebate

REE-bayt/ˈriːbeɪt/

A return of part of an amount already paid.

The shopkeeper gives the customer a rebate after her purchase.

A customer receives some coins back from a shopkeeper after buying a plain kettle that rests in her shopping bag; previously paid coins beside till and refund gesture clear.
Etymology
reLatinback; perhaps repeatedly
+bateOld Frenchto beat down, reduce

Re- ('back,' or perhaps 'repeatedly') combines with abattre, 'beat down.' Beating a sum down became a deduction or discount, then money returned after payment.

In context

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once you join you will automatically receive a cash back rebate of two to twenty percent of your purchase
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More examples

  • The company rebated part of the installation charge.
  • She submitted the receipt to claim her rebate.
  • The offer promised a fifty-dollar rebate.

Forms

rebate · rebates · rebated · rebating

Similar words

refund
A refund returns a payment, sometimes in full; a rebate returns a specified portion, often through an offer.
discount
A discount reduces the price before or at purchase; a rebate generally returns money afterward.