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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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rebate †deduct, subtract; reduce, diminish XV; †dull, blunt XVI. ME.
rabat — (O)F.
rabattre, f.
RE- +
abattre ABATE; later alt. by substitution of
re- for the first syll.
Hence sb. deduction. XVII.
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Rebates: The discount that makes people see red.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 1/5/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...forget about your rebate," Parham said...consumers get the rebates they're entitled...most people hate rebates, but you'd be wrong. Mail-in rebate offers are on...manufacturer's rebate goes sour. For manufacturers, rebates can be a headache...
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REBATE TV to launch in Central Florida before national roll-out.
Business Wire; 4/11/1996; 700+ words
; ...that will provide cash rebates available only to REBATE TV shoppers. Consumers...retailers will earn cash rebates simply by calling REBATE TV's toll-free automated...offering in the way of rebates," he said. "REBATE TV has been designed...
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Rewarding rebates: save time and money with online rebates.(BUYING POWER)
Magazine article from: Black Enterprise; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...completing your rebate over the Internet. "Online rebates are consumer...implemented an online rebate program last November...percent of our rebates are submitted online...information: the rebate offer number and the Easy Rebates ID number, both...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Rebates now easier at Staples.(Life - Money)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/31/2005; 700+ words
; ...Staples. The Easy Rebates process starts with the rebate redemption form...self-described rebate addict, said...successful collecting rebates because he is...circled. The rebate delivery time...Retailers like rebates because they are...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Rebates lure buyers but can be mixed bag
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 12/21/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...firm. Rarely does a rebate come without an asterisk...manufacturers offering rebates post very specific...it's good-bye, rebate. Experts say rebates can work for careful...site, after a $50 rebate. But rebates can also sow ill will...
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Rebates rile both sides of sale
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/24/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...forget about your rebate," Parham said. Rebates on the rise Because...most people hate rebates, but you'd be wrong. Mail-in rebate offers are on the...manufacturer's rebate goes sour. For manufacturers, rebates can be a headache...
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Rebates: Not So Much.
Magazine article from: Construction Equipment; 11/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...the higher the rebates. I strongly prefer...give you a volume rebate for purchases over...following up, the earned rebate check simply doesn...keeps track of the rebates? Usually it's...next year? That rebate check will never...6. Vendors like rebates because they are...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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REBATE KING SHARES HIS SECRETS OF SAVING.(MoneyWise)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 5/23/2005; 700+ words
; ...tracks dozens of rebates on a computer spreadsheet...others. It lists the rebate amount, usually...139 and mailed two rebates for $50 each, getting...165 with a $165 rebate. After the mail...coupons and mailed in rebates to save where possible...spreadsheet-keeping, rebate-mailing ...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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Rebates draw consumers in with complex offers they often don't pursue
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/3/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...reasons that I hate rebates are, of course, exactly why rebate companies love me. If my rebate forms and receipts...percent of all rebates are never redeemed...manufacturer and the rebate-fulfillment center...techbargains.com/rebates.cfm. Beware...
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Collecting Rebates Requires Patience for Consumers.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 1/21/2003; 700+ words
; ...increasingly turning to rebate coupons. While you'll find rebates for everything from...not a big fan of rebates. His Web site...warning: "Many rebate companies just don...find high-ticket rebate coupons. Some rebates -- for computers...
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Rebates
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Small Business
...production pipeline. HOW REBATES WORK A rebate is created when...direct consumers to rebate offers, such as...PROS AND CONS Rebates are highly attractive...consumers provide on rebate forms can be used...promotions. As rebates have increased in...
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rebate
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
rebate partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored...prohibit and penalize railroad rebates. A tax rebate from local, state, or federal governments...
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deferred rebate
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management
deferred rebate A rebate offered by a supplier of goods or services to customers on the understanding...further goods and services are purchased from the same supplier. The rebate is usually paid periodically, after the supplier has seen that he...
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Rebate
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
REBATE Discount; diminution of interest on capital lent in consideration of prompt...credited in advance but is returned subsequent to payment in full. A tax rebate is a sum of money refunded to a taxpayer after full payment of the tax has...
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tax rebate
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management
tax rebate A repayment of tax paid. A repayment claim must be made and approved by an Inspector of Taxes and the refund due to the taxpayer will be made by the Collector of Taxes following the Inspector's instructions.
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