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What (who) is rebate - definition
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Rebates; Rebated; Rebate (disambiguation)
rebate
rebate1 ['ri:be?t]
¦ noun
1. a partial refund to someone who has paid too much for tax, rent, or a utility.
2. a deduction or discount on a sum due.
¦ verb pay back as a rebate.
Derivatives
rebatable adjective
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. rebatre 'beat back', also 'deduct'.
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rebate2 ['ri:be?t]
¦ noun a step-shaped recess cut in a piece of wood, typically forming a match to the edge or tongue of another piece.
¦ verb (rebates, rebating, rebated)
1. make a rebate in.
2. join or fix with a rebate.
Origin
C17: alt. of rabbet.
rebate
n.
1) to give a rebate
2) to get, receive a rebate
rebate
I. v. a.
1.
Blunt, beat back.
2.
Diminish, lessen, reduce, abate, bate.
3.
Cut, pare, rabbet.
II. n.
1.
Diminution, lessening.
2.
(Com.) Discount, allowance, deduction, reduction, drawback, abatement.
Examples of use of rebate
1. British budget rebate No agreement on EU budget means no serious negotiations on Britain‘s 3.2bn rebate.
2. No rebate. –An individual with adjusted gross income of $23,000 and no dependents would get a rebate of $600. –A couple with adjusted gross income of $184,000 and two children would get a $100 rebate.
3. GE is offering a free repair or rebate on a new product, a $300 rebate toward the purchase of a new GE brand unit, or a $600 rebate toward the purchase of a new GE Profile brand unit.
4. He has begun well, by signalling his willingness to negotiate about the rebate if France will accept changes in the CAP – which generates the need for the rebate.
5. A spokesman for Mr Brown, who has in the past insisted the rebate is ‘non–negotiable‘, said÷ "The rebate is fully justified, and we won‘t budge.