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rebate
1[ noun ree-beyt; verb ree-beyt, ri-beyt ]
noun
- a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
verb (used with object)
- 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.
verb (used without object)
- to allow rebates, especially as the policy or practice of a company, store, etc.
rebate
2[ ree-beyt, rab-it ]
noun
rebate
1noun
- a refund of a fraction of the amount payable or paid, as for goods purchased in quantity; discount
verb
- to deduct (a part) of a payment from (the total)
- archaic.to reduce or diminish (something or the effectiveness of something)
rebate
2/ ˈræbɪt; ˈriːbeɪt /
noun
- another word for rabbet
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.
Derived Forms
- reˈbatable, adjective
- ˈrebater, noun
Other Words From
- rebat·a·ble rebate·a·ble adjective
- rebat·er noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of rebate1
Example Sentences
Brands, in many cases, need to know exactly who they are talking to – for example, to make a rebate offer or a firm offer of credit.
SDG&E will pay the city $80 million for the right to provide energy to city residents and businesses, plus $20 million into a new climate equity fund and $10 million in solar energy rebates.
The organization notes that the state has spent about $1 billion on rebates and incentives for electric vehicles, but nothing on e-bikes.
Under the health care law, insurers are generally allowed to keep only about 15 to 20 cents of every premium dollar collected, or else be forced to offer rebates to customers.
In Georgia, GOP lawmakers sought to revoke a fuel-tax rebate for Delta and to launch a boycott of Coca-Cola after the two Atlanta-based companies spoke out against the law there.
In fact, according to CTJ, they generated so many tax breaks that they reported negative taxes and often received a rebate check.
In essence, Chesapeake would get a rebate on the fees it had guaranteed to Access.
Chesapeake never answered questions about whether that rebate was figured in to the price it charged Joe Drake and his neighbors.
The rebate and the “solar tax” became the centerpiece of a heated campaign with Goldwater in the forefront defending the subsidy.
Instead, President François Hollande pushed for cuts to the rebate the U.K. has received from the EU since 1984.
The War Office, in the early stages of the war, asked us to pay a rebate of 10 per cent.
The heading joints of flooring are often specified to be splayed or bevelled, but it is far better to rebate them.
This, known as 'drayage equalization,' was claimed by competitors to be in the nature of a rebate to secure business.
An enlarged section of the astragal mould which is grooved to fit on the bar which forms the rebate is also shown.
If the joint has square edges a rebate may be formed to accommodate a panel by fixing a bolection moulding around the frame.
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