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

verb (used with object), rebated, rebating.
to allow as a discount.
to return (part of an original payment):
He rebated five dollars to me.
to provide a rebate for (merchandise) after purchase:
The manufacturer is rebating this air conditioner.
to blunt (an edged or pointed weapon).
verb (used without object), rebated, rebating.
noun, verb, rebated, rebating.
noun (ˈriːbeɪt)
verb (transitive) (rɪˈbeɪt)
/ˈriːbeɪt; ˈræbɪt/
noun, verb
another word for rabbet

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.

1650s, from rebate (v.).



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