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rebate

re·bate

US/ˈɹiːbeɪt/ rare
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.

a refund of some fraction of the amount paid

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2.

a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together

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verb

1.

give a reduction in the price during a sale

  • “The store is rebating refrigerators this week”
2.

cut a rebate in (timber or stone)

3.

join with a rebate

  • “rebate the pieces of timber and stone”

Origin

From Old French rabatre < batre. See also abate.

Phrases

  • rebate plane

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