Definition of Rebate
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(v. t.) To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
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(v. t.) To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties.
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(v. i.) To abate; to withdraw.
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(n.) Diminution.
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(n.) Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties.
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(n.) A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.
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(n.) A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
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(n.) An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
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(n.) A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
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(v. t.) To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v.
Antonyms of Rebate
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Homophones of Rebate
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