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Audio Help [n. ree-beyt; v. ree-beyt, ri-beyt] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -bat·ed, -bat·ing. –noun
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| 1. | a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund. |
| 2. | to allow as a discount. |
| 3. | to deduct (a certain amount), as from a total. |
| 4. | to return (part of an original payment): He rebated five dollars to me. |
| 5. | to provide a rebate for (merchandise) after purchase: The manufacturer is rebating this air conditioner. |
| 6. | to blunt (an edged or pointed weapon). |
| 7. | to cover the edge or point of (an edged or pointed weapon) in order to make it incapable of cutting or piercing. |
| 8. | to allow rebates, esp. as the policy or practice of a company, store, etc. |
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rab·bet
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v. rab·bet·ed also re·bat·ed, rab·bet·ing also re·bat·ing, rab·bets also re·bates v. tr.
v. intr. To be joined by a rabbet. [Middle English rabet, from Old French rabat, recess in a wall, act of beating down, from rabattre, to beat down again; see rebate1.] |
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| re·bate 1
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n. A deduction from an amount to be paid or a return of part of an amount given in payment. tr.v. (rē'bāt', rĭ-bāt') re·bat·ed, re·bat·ing, re·bates
[From Middle English rebaten, to deduct, from Old French rabattre, rebattre, to reduce, to beat down again : re-, re- + abbattre, to beat down; see abate.] re'bat·er n. |
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| re·bate 2
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n. & v. Variant of rabbet. |
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rebate (v.)
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.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| rebate | |
noun | |
| 1. | a refund of some fraction of the amount paid |
| 2. | a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together [syn: rabbet] |
verb | |
| 1. | give a reduction in the price during a sale; "The store is rebating refrigerators this week" |
| 2. | cut a rebate in (timber or stone) |
| 3. | join with a rebate; "rebate the pieces of timber and stone" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
rebate [ˈriːbeit] noun
a part of a payment, tax etc which is given back to the person paying it
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
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.
[Chapter:] Business and Economics
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Rebate
Ra*bate"\, v. t. [F. rabattre to beat down; pref. re- + abattre. See Abate, and cf. Rebate, v.] (Falconry) To recover to the fist, as a hawk. [Obs.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Rebate
Rab"bet\, n. [See Rabbet v., and cf. Rebate, n.]1. (Carp.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate. 2. Same as Rabbet joint, below. Rabbet joint (Carp.), a joint formed by fitting together rabbeted boards or timbers: -- called also rabbet. Rabbet plane, a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet. --Moxon.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Rebate
Re*bate"\, v. t. [F. rebattre to beat again; pref re- re- + battre to beat, L. batuere to beat, strike. See Abate.]1. To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise. But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge. --Shak. 2. To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties. --Blount. Rebated cross, a cross which has the extremities of the arms bent back at right angles, as in the fylfot.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Rebate
Re*bate"\, v. i. To abate; to withdraw. [Obs.] --Foxe.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Rebate
Re*bate"\, n. 1. Diminution. 2. (Com.) Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties. --Bouvier.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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