rebate
1a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
to allow as a discount.
to deduct (a certain amount), as from a total.
to return (part of an original payment): He rebated five dollars to me.
to provide a rebate for (merchandise) after purchase: The manufacturer is rebating this air conditioner.
to blunt (an edged or pointed weapon).
to cover the edge or point of (an edged or pointed weapon) in order to make it incapable of cutting or piercing.
to allow rebates, especially as the policy or practice of a company, store, etc.
Origin of rebate
1Other words from rebate
- re·bat·a·ble, re·bate·a·ble, adjective
- re·bat·er, noun
Words that may be confused with rebate
Other definitions for rebate (2 of 2)
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How to use rebate in a sentence
Although Adams can claim the second round of economic impact payments as a “recovery rebate credit” on her 2020 taxes, that won’t work for everyone.
The IRS Cashed Her Check. Then the Late Notices Started Coming. | by Lydia DePillis | February 16, 2021 | ProPublicaCongressional lawmakers since then have approved $7 billion in new federal broadband aid, much of which it has set aside as part of an emergency rebate program that will provide discounts to low-income Americans.
House Democrats ask AT&T, Comcast to share data about home Internet shutoffs as lawmakers eye new stimulus aid | Tony Romm | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostThe bigger, sportier Ford Mustang Mach-E base model starts at $42,895 before the tax rebate and has a 230-mile range with its standard battery.
If you work with Glass House, you’ll earn up a cash back rebate at the end of your purchase.
Benefits of house hunting during the holidays | Khalil Alexander El-Ghoul | December 6, 2020 | Washington BladeWe offer a low, flat rate, commission fee for sellers and a commission rebate program for home buyers.
Is fall the new spring for real estate in 2020? | Khalil Alexander El-Ghoul | September 19, 2020 | Washington Blade
Much of the flagrant Standard Oil rebating in the eighties was almost openly, and certainly boldly, carried on by these means.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyWith the passage of time, and especially since 1896, new and even more elaborate schemes for rebating have come to light.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyAn entirely different plan of rebating,—and a most effective one,—has to do with apparently unrelated commercial transactions.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyThe rebating to the beef packers, especially on export business during 1902, was notorious.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyThis flowed perhaps from the circumstance that rebating was an essentially American abuse.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. Ripley
British Dictionary definitions for rebate (1 of 2)
a refund of a fraction of the amount payable or paid, as for goods purchased in quantity; discount
to deduct (a part) of a payment from (the total)
archaic to reduce or diminish (something or the effectiveness of something)
Origin of rebate
1Derived forms of rebate
- rebatable or rebateable, adjective
- rebater, noun
British Dictionary definitions for rebate (2 of 2)
/ (ˈriːbeɪt, ˈræbɪt) /
another word for rabbet
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for rebate
The return of part of a payment for a good. Unlike a discount, which is deducted from the price before purchase, a rebate is returned after purchase.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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