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rebate (1)

re·bate [ r bàyt ]


noun  (plural re·bates)
Definition:
 
money paid back: money that is paid back, e.g. because somebody has overpaid a tax or is entitled to a refund



transitive verb  (past and past participle re·bat·ed, present participle re·bat·ing, 3rd person present singular re·bates)
Definition:
 
give rebate to somebody: to give somebody an amount of money as a rebate

[15th century. < French rabattre "beat down again" < abattre "beat down" < Latin battuere "beat"]

re·bat·a·ble adjective
re·bat·er noun
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