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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

reembolso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁe.ẽˈbow.su/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rebate/ˈriː.beɪt/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O governo ofereceu um reembolso nos impostos deste ano."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A partial refund of a price, service charge, or tax, given to a buyer after payment.

    "The manufacturer offered a fifty-dollar rebate on all new smartphones purchased this month."
As verb
  1. 1

    To pay back a portion of an amount already paid, or to deduct a sum from an account.

    "The store agreed to rebate a portion of the fee due to the shipping delay."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French verb 'rebatre', combining 're-' (expressing intensive or backward action) and 'battre' (to beat). It entered Middle English in the 15th century initially meaning to blunt, abate, or deduct, later evolving in commercial contexts to signify a partial refund or discount.

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