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- a partial refund to someone who has paid too much money for tax, rent, or a utility（对税款、租金或公用事业设备方面付款太多者的）部分退款。
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- a deduction or discount on a sum of money due回扣, 折扣。
派生词
rebatable
adjective词源
late Middle English （as a verb in the sense 'diminish (a sum or amount)'）： from Anglo-Norman French rebatre 'beat back', also 'deduct'.
- a step-shaped recess cut along the edge or in the face of a piece of wood, typically forming a match to the edge or tongue of another piece（木块的）槽口, 槽舌接合; 榫头; 企口缝：
as modifier a rebate joint.槽舌接合。
(rebated, rebating)with obj.
1- make a rebate in (a piece of wood)在（木块）上开槽口（或榫头）。
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- with obj. and adverbial join or fix (a piece of wood) to another with a rebate用槽口（或榫头）嵌接（木块）：
the oak boarding was rebated in.
橡木板用槽口嵌接进去。
词源
late 17th cent.: alteration of RABBET.