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rebate

[n. ree-beyt; v. ree-beyt, ri-beyt]

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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).

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to cover the edge or point of (an edged or pointed weapon) in order to make it incapable of cutting or piercing.

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verb (used without object)

to allow rebates, especially as the policy or practice of a company, store, etc.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English rebaten (v.) < Old French rabatre to beat, put down, equivalent to re- re- + (a)batre; see abate

Related forms

re·bat·a·ble, re·bate·a·ble, adjective

re·bat·er, noun

Example Sentences

Connecticut's rebate program for home and business owners who purchase solar systems to generate electricity has.

With both private plans, if your claims aren't too high, you get a cash rebate every year.

Last year a tax rebate on the export of aluminium ingots was eliminated, and then an export tax was imposed.

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Connecticut's rebate program for home and business owners who purchase solar systems to generate electricity has.

With both private plans, if your claims aren't too high, you get a cash rebate every year.

Last year a tax rebate on the export of aluminium ingots was eliminated, and then an export tax was imposed.

Many local, state and federal rebate and incentive programs exist to offset the initial cost of energy-efficient appliances.

But there is a good idea out there, called carbon fee and rebate.

Your local water provider may even offer a rebate to help defray the cost.

Some manufacturers offer trade-ins and rebate programs so you can recycle what you no longer want to use.

The rebate idea died quickly in the wake of scornful public reaction.

One is the amount of government rebate now available.

If you're considering taking advantage of a rebate or incentive program when you install your solar panels, read the fine print.

In this case, the discount will be applied indirectly in the form of a rebate.

At these stores, the rebate is instantly deducted at the register.

She joined a coupon club which lets members swap coupons and rebate certificates.

He knows that any dispute about the rebate is political poison for him and so do the other major net contributors.

Not all retailers are participating in the rebate program, so it will pay to shop around.

Also, if a company posts a loss it can carry back the loss and get a rebate on previous taxes paid.

But in this particular religion, there's a special circle of hell reserved for rebate cheats.

They should better remove fuel subsidies and rebate them back to the population to spend on something better than burning carbon.

Britain is within its rights to argue that any reduction in its rebate should be matched by a reduction in the subsidies.

If you for some reason cant lower your carbon use at all, its still somewhat offset by the income tax and rebate.

Hyundai misses the point that taking the rebate up front theoretically is worth more: either in money not spent to begin with.

With both of these methods you can achieve progressivity by either excepting certain goods or providing a rebate.

Readers were quick to identify deficiencies in my proposed payroll tax rebate.

The net amount may be less, since low income people may get a rebate to lower their cost of gasoline.

And now the plan is to fix the recession with rebate checks.

Specifically: levy a special tax on imports and provide a special rebate to exports.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun, verb, -bat·ed, -bat·ing.

rabbet.

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World English Dictionary

rabbet or rebate (ˈræbɪt)

—n
1.	a recess, groove, or step, usually of rectangular section, cut into a surface or along the edge of a piece of timber to receive a mating piece
2.	a joint made between two pieces of timber using a rabbet

—vb
3.	to cut or form a rabbet in (timber)
4.	to join (pieces of timber) using a rabbet

[C15: from Old French rabattre to beat down]

rebate or rebate

—n

—vb

[C15: from Old French rabattre to beat down]

rebate¹

—n
1.	a refund of a fraction of the amount payable or paid, as for goods purchased in quantity; discount

—vb
2.	to deduct (a part) of a payment from (the total)
3.	archaic to reduce or diminish (something or the effectiveness of something)

[C15: from Old French rabattre to beat down, hence reduce, deduct, from re- + abatre to put down; see abate]

re'batable¹

—*adj*

re'bateable¹

—*adj*

'rebater¹

—n

rebate² (ˈriːbeɪt, ˈræbɪt)

—n, —vb
	another word for rabbet

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Word Origin & History

rebate

1427, "to deduct, subtract," from O.Fr. rabattre "beat down, drive back," also "deduct," from re- "repeatedly" + abattre "beat down" (see abate). Meaning "to pay back (a sum) as a rebate" is from 1957. The noun is 1656, from the verb.

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Cultural Dictionary

rebate definition

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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