Rebate
/rɪˈbeɪt/noun
A partial refund or reduction in the amount paid.
Did you know?Rebate comes from Old French *rebatre*, literally “to beat down again,” from *re-* (“back, again”) + *batre* (“to beat”), so the modern refund still carries the ghost of a repeated strike.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
battuere
“to beat, strike”
Late Latin
Latin
rebattuere
“to beat back, reduce by striking again”
Old French
Old French
rebatre
“to beat down again; to reduce”
14th Century
English
rebaten
“to lessen, reduce; to abate”
Modern English
English
rebate
“a deduction from an amount to be paid; a partial refund”