rebate

rebate1
[ˈriːbeɪt]
noun
  1. 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
    ■a deduction or discount on a sum of money due
    回扣，折扣
verb
  1. [with obj.]pay back (such a sum of money)
    退还（部分付款）
派生
rebatable
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (as a verb in the sense 'diminish (a sum or amount'): from Anglo-Norman French rebatre 'beat back', also 'deduct'
rebate2
[ˈriːbeɪt]
noun
  1. 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)
  1. [with obj.]make a rebate in (a piece of wood)
    在（木块）上开槽口（或榫头）
    ■[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.
    橡木板被用槽口嵌接进去。
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: alteration of rabbet
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