Rebate — Defs

01 v. t. To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.

1.
To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
“But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge.” — Shak.
2.
To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties.
3.
To return a portion of a sum paid, as a method of discounting of prices.

Phrases & compounds

Rebated cross — a cross which has the extremities of the arms bent back at right angles, as in the fylfot.

02 v. i. To abate; to withdraw.

03 n. Diminution.

1.
Diminution.
2.
Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties.(Com.)
3.
A portion of a sum paid, returned to the purchaser, as a method of discounting. The rebate is sometimes returned by the manufacturer, after the full price is paid to the retailer by the purchaser.

04 n. A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.

1.
A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.(Arch.) See: Rabbet
2.
A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
3.
An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
4.
A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.[R.]

05 v. t. To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v.