prebate

prebate
 n.โ€” ยซMalaker said one of the main reasons the plan is called the “fair tax” is because of what is called the “prebate.” The FairTax prebate is a tax rebateโ€”paid a month in advance by the governmentโ€”on purchases of items up to what the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sets as the poverty level.ยป โ€”โ€œPachyderm Club guest looks at FairTax Plan benefits” by Jacob Hatfield Marshall Democrat-News (Missouri) April 21, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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