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rebate

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re·bate 1  (rbt)
n.
A deduction from an amount to be paid or a return of part of an amount given in payment.
tr.v. (rbt, r-bt) re·bat·ed, re·bat·ing, re·bates
1. To deduct or return (an amount) from a payment or bill.
2. To lessen; diminish.

[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.]

rebat·er n.

re·bate 2  (rbt, rbt)
n. & v.
Variant of rabbet.

rebate 1
Noun
a refund or discount [Old French rabattre to beat down]

rebate 2 or rabbet
Noun
a groove cut into a piece of timber into which another piece fits
Verb
[-beting, -beted]
1. to cut a rabbet in
2. to join (pieces of timber) with a rabbet [Old French rabattre to beat down]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rebaterebate - a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
refund - money returned to a payer
rent-rebate - a rebate on rent given by a local government authority
2.rebaterebate - a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
groove, channel - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
Verb1.rebate - give a reduction in the price during a sale; "The store is rebating refrigerators this week"
discount - give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"
2.rebate - cut a rebate in (timber or stone)
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
rusticate - give (stone) a rustic look
3.rebate - join with a rebate; "rebate the pieces of timber and stone"
bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

rebate
Translations
rebate [ˈriːbeɪt] n (on product) → rebaja;
(on tax etc) → desgravación f (= repayment); reembolso

rebate [ˈriːbeɪt] n (on product) → rabais m;
(on tax etc) → dégrèvement m (= repayment); remboursement m

rebate [ˈriːbeɪt] n (on tax etc) → Rückerstattung f;
(discount) → Ermäßigung f

rebate [ˈriːbeɪt] nrimborso

rebate
n rebate [ˈriːbeit]
a part of a payment, tax etc which is given back to the person paying it. korting حَسْم، خَصْم намаление rabat godtgørelse; nedslag die Rückzahlung επιστροφή κρατήσεων ή φόρου devolución, reembolso hinnaalandus تخفیف دادن؛ بخشی از مبلغ را پس دادن hyvitys, veronpalautus remise הֶחזֵר छूट povrat rabatt rabat afsláttur rimborso 割り戻し 환불, 리베이트 grąžinamoji išmoka atlaide rebet terugbetaling refusjon bonifikata desconto rabat скидка rabat odbitek rabat rabatt, avdrag เงินคืน iade 回扣,折扣 повернення چھوٹ số tiền được hoàn lại


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There ain't a carpenter that don't rebate his wages Saturday night to the contractor.
This railroad magnate broke his word as a citizen, as a gentleman, and as a Christian, when he granted a secret rebate, and he granted many secret rebates.
 
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