French Conversation · Level 42
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French word
rabais
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁabɛ/
Meaning
- masculine noundiscount
Example
Le magasin offre un rabais de 20%.
The store offers a 20% discount.
More examples
J'ai obtenu un rabais en payant comptant.
I got a discount by paying in cash.
Core concept
A price tag moved downward after a bargain, a flaw, or a large order.
Common phrases
offrir un rabais
offer a discount
obtenir un rabais
get a discount
un rabais de 20%
a 20% discount
Similar words
remise: An amount deducted from the selling price at the time of purchase.
réduction: A price decrease by a set percentage or a fixed amount.
solde: A period when a store sells goods at greatly reduced prices.
promotion: A short-term sale offering reduced prices or promotional benefits.
Definition in French
Baisse ponctuelle du prix accordée au client, généralement consentie après négociation ou pour compenser un défaut ou un achat important.
Word origin
Rabais is the noun formed from the Old French verb rabaisser, "to lower", whose deeper origin is connected with Latin bassus, "low".
Usage tips
- French often uses une promotion or les soldes for an advertised sale, while un rabais focuses on a reduction granted on a price.
Other meanings
- reductionnoun
Opposites
- majorationmarkupnoun
- augmentationincreasenoun
Related words
- rabaisserlower the priceverb
- rabaissémarked downadjective