rebate

Definition of Rebate in English :

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Noun

1. discount, rebate

a refund of some fraction of the amount paid

discount

2. rabbet, rebate

a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together

rabbet

Verb

3. rebate

give a reduction in the price during a sale

Example Sentences:
'The store is rebating refrigerators this week'

4. rebate

cut a rebate in (timber or stone)

5. rebate

join with a rebate

Example Sentences:
'rebate the pieces of timber and stone'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rebate

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noun (ˈriːbeɪt )

1.

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

verb (rɪˈbeɪt ) (transitive)

2.

to deduct (a part) of a payment from (the total)

3. archaic

to reduce or diminish (something or the effectiveness of something)

noun, verb

another word for rabbet

Rebate

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈreˌbated or ˈreˌbating

1.

a.

to give back (part of an amount paid)

b.

to make a deduction from (a bill)

c.

to give a rebate to

2. Rare

to reduce; lessen

3. Archaic

to make dull; blunt

verb intransitive

4.

to give rebates

noun

5.

a return of part of an amount paid, as for goods or services, serving as a reduction or discount

noun, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈreˌbated or ˈreˌbating

var. of

rabbet

Rebate

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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

1. To deduct or return (an amount) from a payment or bill.

2. To lessen; diminish.

n. & v.

Variant of rabbet.

n.

1. A cut or groove along or near the edge of a piece of wood that allows another piece to fit into it to form a joint.

2. A joint so made.

v. rab·bet·ed, rab·bet·ing, rab·bets also re·bat·ed or re·bat·ing or re·bates

v.tr.

1. To cut a rabbet in.

2. To join by a rabbet.

v.intr.

To be joined by a rabbet.

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