rebate

¹

[ree-beyt, ree-beyt, ri-beyt]

noun

1. a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.

verb (used with object)

rebated, rebating 

1. to allow as a discount.

2. to deduct (a certain amount), as from a total.

3. to return (part of an original payment).

   He rebated five dollars to me.

4. to provide a rebate for (merchandise) after purchase.

   The manufacturer is rebating this air conditioner.

5. to blunt (an edged or pointed weapon).

6. 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)

rebated, rebating 

1. to allow rebates, especially as the policy or practice of a company, store, etc.

rebate

²

[ree-beyt, rab-it]

noun

rebated, rebating 

1. rabbet.

rebate

¹

noun

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

verb

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

2. archaic,  to reduce or diminish (something or the effectiveness of something)

rebate

²

/ ˈræbɪt, ˈriːbeɪt /

noun

1. another word for rabbet

rebate

1. 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.

Other Word Forms

• rebatable adjective
• rebateable adjective
• rebater noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rebate¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English rebaten (verb), from Old French rabatre “to beat, put down,” from re- re- + (a)batre “to beat” ( abate )

Word History and Origins

Origin of rebate¹

C15: from Old French rabattre to beat down, hence reduce, deduct, from _re- + abatre to put down; see _abate

Example Sentences

Revenue cannot fund both tax cuts and rebate checks.

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He has options other than the rebate checks.

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Terry Haines, founder of Pangaea Policy, said the tariff rebate checks are “very likely” next year.

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Meta’s Hyperion data center is currently under construction in Louisiana, where the state government has offered the company a sales-tax rebate on data-center equipment in exchange for providing local jobs and investment.

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Cigna Scripts, the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager, has announced that for many clients it will end its rebate system and pass along drug-price discounts negotiated with manufacturers to patients at the pharmacy.

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Related Words

• abatement 
• allowance 
• bonus 
• deduction 
• discount 
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• reduction 
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