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rebate
('r/i/b/eI/t )

noun (n)

  • a refund of some fraction of the amount paid(noun.possession)
    Synonym:
    discount
    source: wordnet30
  • a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    rabbet
    source: wordnet30
  • Diminution.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • give a reduction in the price during a sale(verb.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • cut a rebate in (timber or stone)(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • join with a rebate(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Rebate the pieces of timber and stone.
    source: wordnet30
  • To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To abate; to withdraw.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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