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Noun: rebate  'ree,beyt
  1. A refund of some fraction of the amount paid
    - discount
     
  2. A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
    - rabbet
Verb: rebate  'ree,beyt
  1. Give a reduction in the price during a sale
    "The store is rebating refrigerators this week"
     
  2. Cut a rebate in (timber or stone)
     
  3. Join with a rebate
    "rebate the pieces of timber and stone"

Derived forms: rebated, rebates, rebating

Type of: channel, cut, discount, groove, join, refund

Encyclopedia: Rebate