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Meaning of 'rebate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rebate [ n.]
- Diminution.
- Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties.
- A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.
- A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
- An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
- A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
2 . Rebate [ v. i.]
- To abate; to withdraw.
3 . Rebate [ v. t.]
- To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
- To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties.
- To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v.

Meaning of 'rebate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rebate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- join with a rebate
Example in sentence:
  • rebate the pieces of timber and stone
Meaning (2):
- give a reduction in the price during a sale
Example in sentence:
  • The store is rebating refrigerators this week

Nearby Words:

rebanish rebaptism rebaptization rebaptize rebaptizer rebarbarize rebatement rebato rebec rebel

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