Rebecca

[ri-bek-uh]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “binding.”

2. Douay Bible.,  Rebekah.

Rebecca

/ rɪˈbɛkə /

noun

1. Douay spelling: Rebekah. Old Testament the sister of Laban, who became the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 24–27)

Example Sentences

Utilities in Massachusetts and Minnesota, for instance, offer discounted electricity rates for using heat pumps, says Rebecca Foster, CEO of the nonprofit VEIC, as Vermont Energy Investment Corporation is known.

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Rebecca Richards, Christine Thomas' niece, described her aunt as a loving and lively person who enjoyed music and dancing, and who was missed by all who knew her.

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Rebecca Paul says young people have "bad associations" with the last Conservative government which "tried to keep everyone happy and ended up with a mishmash of policies".

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During the 13 years she worked for the Sunday Times, she also did serious interviews with a number of high profile figures including Margaret Thatcher, George Best and Rebecca West.

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Twenty years ago, he starred in his wife Rebecca Miller’s father-daughter fable “The Ballad of Jack and Rose.”

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