Rebating


[noun ree-beyt; verb ree-beyt, ri-beyt] /noun ˈri beɪt; verb ˈri beɪt, rɪˈbeɪt/

noun
1.
a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
verb (used with object), rebated, rebating.
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), rebated, rebating.
8.
to allow rebates, especially as the policy or practice of a company, store, etc.
[ree-beyt, rab-it] /ˈri beɪt, ˈræb ɪt/
noun, verb, rebated, rebating.
1.
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noun (ˈriːbeɪt)
1.
a refund of a fraction of the amount payable or paid, as for goods purchased in quantity; discount
verb (transitive) (rɪˈbeɪt)
2.
to deduct (a part) of a payment from (the total)
3.
(archaic) to reduce or diminish (something or the effectiveness of something)
/ˈriːbeɪt; ˈræbɪt/
noun, verb
1.
another word for rabbet
v.

late 14c., “to reduce;” early 15c., “to deduct, subtract,” from Old French rabattre “beat down, drive back,” also “deduct,” from re- “repeatedly” (see re-) + abattre “beat down” (see abate). Meaning “to pay back (a sum) as a rebate” is from 1957. Related: Rebated; rebating.
n.

1650s, from rebate (v.).

The return of part of a payment for a good. Unlike a discount, which is deducted from the price before purchase, a rebate is returned after purchase.

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