prebate
n.— «The state has sent 53 property tax refund checks—known in the parlance of education finance as “prebate checks”—of more than $10,000.» —“Gov. offers property tax plan; speaker says it lacks substance” in Montpelier WCAX-TV (Burlington, Vermont) Aug. 23, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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