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re·bate 1
(rē′bāt′)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
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.]
re′bat·er n.
re·bate 2
(rē′bāt′, răb′ĭt)n. & v.
Variant of rabbet.
rebate
n
(Commerce) a refund of a fraction of the amount payable or paid, as for goods purchased in quantity; discount
vb (tr)
1. (Commerce) to deduct (a part) of a payment from (the total)
2. 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]
reˈbatable, reˈbateable adj
ˈrebater n
rebate
(ˈriːbeɪt; ˈræbɪt)n, vb
(Building) another word for rabbet
re•bate
(ˈri beɪt; v. also rɪˈbeɪt)n., v. -bat•ed, -bat•ing. n.
1. a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise.
v.t. 2. to allow as a discount.
3. to deduct (a certain amount), as from a total.
4. to return (part of an original payment).
5. to provide a rebate for (merchandise) after purchase.
6. to blunt (an edged or pointed weapon).
[1400–50; late Middle English (v.) < Old French rabatre to beat, put down, =re- re- + (a)batre; see abate]
re′bat•er, n.
rebate
Past participle: rebated
Gerund: rebating
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| Noun | 1. | rebate - a refund of some fraction of the amount paidrefund - money returned to a payer rent-rebate - a rebate on rent given by a local government authority |
| 2. | rebate - a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together | |
| Verb | 1. | 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" |
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nounverbTranslations
حَسْمحَسْم، خَصْم
přeplatekrabat
godtgørelsenedslag
alennus
rabat
rabatt
afsláttur
リベート
환불
grąžinamoji išmoka
atlaide
rabatt
เงินที่ต้องจ่ายคืนมา
tiền hoàn lại
rebate
rebate
(ˈriːbeit) noun a part of a payment, tax etc which is given back to the person paying it.
rebate - a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
rebate - a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together