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Dictionary Entries (18 more entries. View all »)
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
re·bate2    Audio Help   [ree-beyt, rab-it] Pronunciation Key
–noun, verb, -bat·ed, -bat·ing.
rabbet.
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re·bate1    Audio Help   [n. ree-beyt; v. ree-beyt, ri-beyt] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -bat·ed, -bat·ing.
–noun
1.a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
–verb (used with object)
2.to allow as a discount.
3.to deduct (a certain amount), as from a total.
4.to return (part of an original payment): He rebated five dollars to me.
5.to provide a rebate for (merchandise) after purchase: The manufacturer is rebating this air conditioner.
6.to blunt (an edged or pointed weapon).
7.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)
8.to allow rebates, esp. as the policy or practice of a company, store, etc.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME rebaten (v.) < OF rabatre to beat, put down, equiv. to re- re- + (a)batre; see abate]

—Related forms
re·bat·a·ble, re·bate·a·ble, adjective
re·bat·er, noun
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  decrease
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To grow or cause to grow gradually less.
Synonyms:  abate, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, peter, reduce, tail away, taper
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  deduct
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To take away (a quantity) from another quantity.
Synonyms:  abate, discount, subtract, take
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  deduction
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  An amount deducted.
Synonyms:  abatement, discount, reduction
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


Encyclopedia Articles (14 more entries. View all »)
Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - Cite This Source

rebate, partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges. The Elkins Act (1903), the Hepburn Act (1906), and the regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission prohibit and penalize railroad rebates. A tax rebate from local, state, or federal governments may occur when unexpectedly large tax revenues create a budget surplus. The term is also used to refer to coupons, trading stamps, and other premiums used by retailers to stimulate sales.

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