エコポイント

noun

eco-point system; green points

A Japanese government subsidy program where consumers earn refundable points for buying energy-efficient appliances; the term is wasei-eigo and refers specifically to this scheme.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from eco-point

• エコポイント制せい度どを利り用ようして、省しょうエネ家か電でんを買かい替かえた。

  I used the eco-point system to replace my old appliances with energy-saving ones.

• エコポイントが貯たまると、商しょう品ひん券けんと交こう換かんできる。

  When you accumulate eco-points, you can exchange them for gift certificates.