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re·bate¹

(rē′bāt′)

A deduction from an amount to be paid or a return of part of an amount given in payment.

tr.v. (rē′bāt′, rĭ-bāt′) re·bat·ed, re·bat·ing, re·bates

1. To deduct or return (an amount) from a payment or bill.

2. To lessen; diminish.

[From Middle English rebaten, to deduct, from Old French rabattre, rebattre, to reduce, to beat down again : re-, re- + abbattre, to beat down; see abate.]

re′bat·er n.

re·bate²

(rē′bāt′, răb′ĭt)

n. & v.

Variant of rabbet.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

rebate

(Commerce) a refund of a fraction of the amount payable or paid, as for goods purchased in quantity; discount

vb (tr)

1. (Commerce) to deduct (a part) of a payment from (the total)

2. archaic to reduce or diminish (something or the effectiveness of something)

[C15: from Old French rabattre to beat down, hence reduce, deduct, from re- + abatre to put down; see abate]

reˈbatable, reˈbateable adj

ˈrebater n

rebate

(ˈriːbeɪt; ˈræbɪt)

n, vb

(Building) another word for rabbet

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

re•bate

(ˈri beɪt; v. also rɪˈbeɪt)

n., v. -bat•ed, -bat•ing. n.

1. a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise.

v.t.

2. to allow as a discount.

3. to deduct (a certain amount), as from a total.

4. to return (part of an original payment).

5. to provide a rebate for (merchandise) after purchase.

6. to blunt (an edged or pointed weapon).

[1400–50; late Middle English (v.) < Old French rabatre to beat, put down, =re- re- + (a)batre; see abate]

re′bat•er, n.

rebate

Past participle: rebated
Gerund: rebating

Imperative
rebate
rebate

Present
I rebate
you rebate
he/she/it rebates
we rebate
you rebate
they rebate

Preterite
I rebated
you rebated
he/she/it rebated
we rebated
you rebated
they rebated

Present Continuous
I am rebating
you are rebating
he/she/it is rebating
we are rebating
you are rebating
they are rebating

Present Perfect
I have rebated
you have rebated
he/she/it has rebated
we have rebated
you have rebated
they have rebated

Past Continuous
I was rebating
you were rebating
he/she/it was rebating
we were rebating
you were rebating
they were rebating

Past Perfect
I had rebated
you had rebated
he/she/it had rebated
we had rebated
you had rebated
they had rebated

Future
I will rebate
you will rebate
he/she/it will rebate
we will rebate
you will rebate
they will rebate

Future Perfect
I will have rebated
you will have rebated
he/she/it will have rebated
we will have rebated
you will have rebated
they will have rebated

Future Continuous
I will be rebating
you will be rebating
he/she/it will be rebating
we will be rebating
you will be rebating
they will be rebating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rebating
you have been rebating
he/she/it has been rebating
we have been rebating
you have been rebating
they have been rebating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rebating
you will have been rebating
he/she/it will have been rebating
we will have been rebating
you will have been rebating
they will have been rebating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rebating
you had been rebating
he/she/it had been rebating
we had been rebating
you had been rebating
they had been rebating

Conditional
I would rebate
you would rebate
he/she/it would rebate
we would rebate
you would rebate
they would rebate

Past Conditional
I would have rebated
you would have rebated
he/she/it would have rebated
we would have rebated
you would have rebated
they would have rebated

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Noun	1.	$rebate - a refund of some fraction of the amount paid$ rebate - a refund of some fraction of the amount paid discount refund - money returned to a payer rent-rebate - a rebate on rent given by a local government authority
	2.	rebate - a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together rabbet groove, channel - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
Verb	1.	rebate - give a reduction in the price during a sale; "The store is rebating refrigerators this week" discount - give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"
	2.	rebate - cut a rebate in (timber or stone) cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" rusticate - give (stone) a rustic look
	3.	rebate - join with a rebate; "rebate the pieces of timber and stone" bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

rebate

noun refund, discount, reduction, bonus, allowance, deduction a tax rebate

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rebate

noun

An amount deducted:

abatement, deduction, discount, reduction.

verb

1. To take away (a quantity) from another quantity:

abate, deduct, discount, subtract, take (off).

Informal: knock off.

2. To grow or cause to grow gradually less:

abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), reduce, tail away (or off), taper (off).

Translations

حَسْمحَسْم، خَصْم

přeplatekrabat

godtgørelsenedslag

Preisnachlass Rückzahlung

επιστροφή παρακρατηθέντος ποσού

reembolso

alennus

rabais réduction remise ristourne

rabat

rabatt

afsláttur

riduzione rimborso bordo nero del fotogramma diminuire ridurre

リベート

환불

grąžinamoji išmoka

atlaide

rabatt

เงินที่ต้องจ่ายคืนมา

iade para iadesi

tiền hoàn lại

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rebate

[ˈriːbeɪt] N

1. (= discount) → rebaja f, descuento m

2. (= money back) → reembolso m, devolución f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rebate

[ˈriːbeɪt] n

(= discount) (on product) → rabais m; (on tax) → dégrèvement m; (on rent) → réduction f

(= refund) → remboursement m

rebate

n (= discount) → Rabatt m, → (Preis)nachlass m; (= money back) → Rückvergütung f, → Rückzahlung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rebate

[ˈriːbeɪt] n → rimborso

rebate

(ˈriːbeit) noun

a part of a payment, tax etc which is given back to the person paying it.

rebate

→ حَسْم přeplatek godtgørelse Preisnachlass επιστροφή παρακρατηθέντος ποσού reembolso alennus rabais rabat rimborso リベート 환불 terugbetaling rabatt rabat abatimento, desconto скидка rabatt เงินที่ต้องจ่ายคืนมา para iadesi tiền hoàn lại 回扣

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