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rebate1 definition

re·bate (rē′bāt′; also, for v., ri bāt′)

transitive verb rebated -·bat′ed, rebating -·bat′·ing

    1. to give back (part of an amount paid)
    2. to make a deduction from (a bill)
    3. to give a rebate to
  2. Rare to reduce; lessen
  3. Archaic to make dull; blunt

Etymology: ME rebaten < OFr rabattre < re-, re- + abattre: see abate

intransitive verb

to give rebates

noun

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

Etymology: Fr rabat < the v.

rebate2 definition

re·bate (rē′bāt′, rab′it)

noun, transitive verb rebated -·bat′ed, rebating -·bat′·ing

rabbet

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