rebate

払い戻し、還付金

何かの代金を支払った後で返されるお金。

やさしい英語で： Money returned to you after you have already paid for something.

• I received a tax rebate.
• The company sent our rebate last week.
• Did you claim the rebate after buying the fridge?

使い方： rebate on something (You can claim a rebate on the installation cost.)

類義語： partial refund, refund

よく使う表現： tax rebate, cash rebate, claim a rebate

値引き、割引

本来支払う価格や金額から差し引かれる分。

やさしい英語で： An amount taken off the price or payment you would otherwise have to pay.

• We received a rebate on the price.
• The supplier deducted the rebate from our bill.
• Large orders qualify for a small rebate.

使い方： rebate on something (The supplier offered a rebate on large orders.)

類義語： discount, deduction, reduction

よく使う表現： price rebate, rebate on something, offer a rebate

欠き込み、相欠き

部材を組み合わせるため、木などの縁に作る断面が長方形のくぼみ。

やさしい英語で： A rectangular cut along the edge of wood or another material, used to fit pieces together.

• Cut a rebate along this edge.
• The glass fits into the frame’s rebate.
• The carpenter checked both rebates before joining the boards.

類義語： rabbet

よく使う表現： cut a rebate, rebate joint, window frame rebate

モルタル用の突き棒

モルタルを突くための、長い柄の先に木の塊を付けた道具。

やさしい英語で： A wooden block attached to a long handle, used for beating mortar.

• The worker lifted the rebate.
• He used a rebate to beat the mortar.
• The old rebate had a long wooden handle.

類義語： mortar beater

よく使う表現： wooden rebate, rebate handle

払い戻す、差し引く

請求額から一定額を引く、または支払われたお金の一部を返す。

やさしい英語で： To take an amount off a bill or return part of a payment.

• The company will rebate the fee.
• They rebated part of the payment to us.
• The seller agreed to rebate ten percent of the price.

使い方： rebate something to someone (The company rebated the delivery charge to us.)

類義語： refund, deduct

よく使う表現： rebate the cost, rebate part of something, rebate someone’s fees

減らす、弱める

何かを小さくしたり、弱くしたり、深刻さを減らしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make something smaller, weaker, or less serious.

• Time may rebate his anger.
• The news rebated her fear.
• Nothing could rebate the force of his ambition.

類義語： reduce, lessen, diminish

反対語： increase

よく使う表現： rebate someone’s anger, rebate the force

鈍らせる、先を丸める

特に練習用の武器で、鋭い先端や刃を丸めて切れなくする。

やさしい英語で： To make a sharp point or edge blunt, especially on a weapon used for practice.

• They rebated the lance before practice.
• The smith will rebate the sharp point.
• Both weapons had been rebated for the tournament.

類義語： blunt, dull

反対語： sharpen

よく使う表現： rebate a lance, rebate the point

欠き込みを作る

別の部材がはまるよう、材料の縁を長方形の断面に削る。

やさしい英語で： To cut a rectangular space along the edge of a material so another piece can fit into it.

• Rebate the edge of this board.
• The carpenter rebated the frame to hold the glass.
• Both pieces must be rebated before assembly.

類義語： rabbet

よく使う表現： rebate an edge, rebate the frame, rebate a board