Hyphenation for “rebates”
Showing how to split the syllables of “rebates”.
What is the correct hyphenation for “rebates”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "rebates" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “rebates” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech.
As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „rebates“ ⟶
„re-bates“.
Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".
Definitions of "rebates"
rebates >> /ˈriːbeɪt/
Definition: [verb] Pay back (a sum of money) as a rebate.
Example: the government rebates part of your own and your employer's National Insurance contributions into the plan
Definition: [noun] A partial refund to someone who has paid too much for tax, rent, or a utility.
Example: the scheme eases the move to the council tax by giving rebates in the first year
Synonyms of "rebates"
refund
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partial refund
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repayment
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