At 01:23 PM 12/11/00 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Is rebate in the sense of the word that the amount is reduced an
> American thing?
>
>Hmmm. I hadn't thought about it, but come to think of it, I think it is
>used more extensively in America. The sense it has here is more of a
>partial refund, as in "Buy this mouse and send in the manufacturer's
>coupon - you get a $10 rebate"
>Or as in tax rebate.
>
>I'm actually English, but I can't really think of it being used much in
>England. Or maybe I've just been here too long :)
Apple uses the term rebate here in Singapore (eg right now they offer that
if you buy a G4 + a crappy Apple monitor and get enough money back as a
rebate to make buying the crappy monitor almost worth it).
Later,
Gunther
PS Don't tell anyone I am buying a G4...
