rebate
rebate — 名詞
- rebatesingular
- rebatesplural
1. Money paid back to a person or business because they overpaid, most often for ta
退費；退稅款
退還多付的錢，尤指政府退稅
Money paid back to a person or business because they overpaid, most often for taxes or certain purchases.
The Wang family received a tax rebate after filing their annual return.
Wang 一家申報年度所得稅後收到了一筆退稅。
collocation: tax rebate
Homeowners can claim a rebate for installing solar panels.
安裝太陽能板的屋主可以申請退費。
collocation: claim a rebate
Piotr applied for a rebate on his tuition fees at the university.
Piotr 向大學申請了一筆學費退費。
rebate + on + [something]
All renters in the city are eligible for the new housing rebate program.
城裡所有租屋者都有資格參加新的住宅退費方案。
The government sent rebate cheques to every household last spring.
政府去年春天向每個家庭寄出了退稅支票。
- tax rebate
- claim a rebate
- receive a rebate
- rebate on tuition
- rebate for homeowners
- refund
broader term; a refund can be full or partial, while a rebate is typically a partial return of a specific overpayment
- reimbursement
money paid back for expenses already incurred; often from an employer or insurer rather than from the seller or government
- deduction
a reduction in taxable income, not a direct cash return like a rebate
文法句型
rebate + on + [something]
rebate + for + [something]
用法筆記
Commonly appears in the phrases 'tax rebate' and 'claim a rebate'. A rebate is paid after purchase, whereas a discount is subtracted before payment.
常見錯誤
rebate — 動詞
- rebatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- rebates3rd person singular
- rebating-ing form
- rebatedpast simple
1. To pay back a portion of what someone has paid, reducing their overall cost.
部分退款
退還已支付的部分金額
To pay back a portion of what someone has paid, reducing their overall cost.
The store rebated ten percent of the purchase price to its loyalty members.
這家商店將購買價格的百分之十退還給其會員。
rebate + [amount] + to + [recipient]
Customers who bought the defective product were rebated the full amount.
購買了瑕疵品的顧客全額獲得了退款。
passive: were rebated
Kabir's energy company rebated part of his bill after he complained about the overcharge.
Kabir 的能源公司在他就超收費用提出申訴後，退還了他部分帳單金額。
The manufacturer agreed to rebate fifty dollars to each customer who filed a claim.
製造商同意向每位提出索賠的顧客退還五十美元。
- rebate part of the cost
- rebate the full amount
- rebate to customers
文法句型
rebate + [amount] + to + [recipient]
be rebated
用法筆記
Less common than the noun form. Used mainly in formal or commercial announcements rather than everyday conversation.