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rebate
1[ noun ree-beyt; verb ree-beyt, ri-beyt ]
noun
- a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
verb (used with object)
- to allow as a discount.
- to deduct (a certain amount), as from a total.
- to return (part of an original payment):
He rebated five dollars to me.
- to provide a rebate for (merchandise) after purchase:
The manufacturer is rebating this air conditioner.
- to blunt (an edged or pointed weapon).
- to cover the edge or point of (an edged or pointed weapon) in order to make it incapable of cutting or piercing.
verb (used without object)
- to allow rebates, especially as the policy or practice of a company, store, etc.
rebate
2[ ree-beyt, rab-it ]
noun
rebate
1noun
- a refund of a fraction of the amount payable or paid, as for goods purchased in quantity; discount
verb
- to deduct (a part) of a payment from (the total)
- archaic.to reduce or diminish (something or the effectiveness of something)
rebate
2/ ˈræbɪt; ˈriːbeɪt /
noun
- another word for rabbet
rebate
- The return of part of a payment for a good . Unlike a discount, which is deducted from the price before purchase, a rebate is returned after purchase.
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Derived Forms
- reˈbatable, adjective
- ˈrebater, noun
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Other Words From
- rebat·a·ble rebate·a·ble adjective
- rebat·er noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rebate1
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Example Sentences
In fact, according to CTJ, they generated so many tax breaks that they reported negative taxes and often received a rebate check.
In essence, Chesapeake would get a rebate on the fees it had guaranteed to Access.
Chesapeake never answered questions about whether that rebate was figured in to the price it charged Joe Drake and his neighbors.
The rebate and the “solar tax” became the centerpiece of a heated campaign with Goldwater in the forefront defending the subsidy.
Instead, President François Hollande pushed for cuts to the rebate the U.K. has received from the EU since 1984.
The War Office, in the early stages of the war, asked us to pay a rebate of 10 per cent.
The heading joints of flooring are often specified to be splayed or bevelled, but it is far better to rebate them.
This, known as 'drayage equalization,' was claimed by competitors to be in the nature of a rebate to secure business.
An enlarged section of the astragal mould which is grooved to fit on the bar which forms the rebate is also shown.
If the joint has square edges a rebate may be formed to accommodate a panel by fixing a bolection moulding around the frame.
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