rebatement

American  

[ri-beyt-muhnt] / rɪˈbeɪt mənt /

noun

Heraldry.

1. abatement.

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Etymology

Origin of rebatement

First recorded in 1555–65; rebate ¹ + -ment

Example Sentences

That act provides for the rebatement of taxes on distilled spirits destroyed by fire, except in cases where the owners of such spirits may be indemnified against tax by a valid claim of insurance.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

Although it is difficult to estimate these with accuracy, a certain rebatement must always be made on this count in computing results.

From A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy by Bennett, Alexander Hughes

When this is the English termination of a noun derived from a root not ending in -MENT, it becomes O, as:—Embarrass = embarasi, embarrassment = embaraso, rebate = rabati, rebatement = rabato.

From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George