Rebate
Rebate (re*bāt") , transitive verb
[French rebattre to beat again; pref. re- re- + battre to beat, Latin batuere to beat, strike. See Abate.]
1.
To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge.
2.
To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties. — Blount
3.
To return a portion of a sum paid, as a method of discounting of prices.
Collocations (1)
Rebated cross , a cross which has the extremities of the arms bent back at right angles, as in the fylfot.
Rebate , intransitive verb
To abate; to withdraw. [Obsolete] — Foxe
Rebate , noun
1.
Diminution.
2.
(Commerce) Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties. — Bouvier
3.
A portion of a sum paid, returned to the purchaser, as a method of discounting. The rebate is sometimes returned by the manufacturer, after the full price is paid to the retailer by the purchaser.
Rebate , noun
[See Rabbet.]
1.
(Architecture) A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.
2.
A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar. — Elmes
3.
An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood. — Elmes
4.
A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements. [Rare] — Elmes
Rebate , transitive verb
To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v.