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rebate

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[ree-beyt, ree-beyt, ri-beyt]

noun

  1. a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.



verb (used with object)

rebated, rebating 
  1. to allow as a discount.

  2. to deduct (a certain amount), as from a total.

  3. to return (part of an original payment).

    He rebated five dollars to me.

  4. to provide a rebate for (merchandise) after purchase.

    The manufacturer is rebating this air conditioner.

  5. to blunt (an edged or pointed weapon).

  6. to cover the edge or point of (an edged or pointed weapon) in order to make it incapable of cutting or piercing.

verb (used without object)

rebated, rebating 
  1. to allow rebates, especially as the policy or practice of a company, store, etc.

rebate

2

[ree-beyt, rab-it]

noun

rebated, rebating 
  1. rabbet.

rebate

1

noun

  1. a refund of a fraction of the amount payable or paid, as for goods purchased in quantity; discount

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to deduct (a part) of a payment from (the total)

  2. archaicto reduce or diminish (something or the effectiveness of something)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rebate

2

/ ˈræbɪt, ˈriːbeɪt /

noun

  1. another word for rabbet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rebate

  1. The return of part of a payment for a good. Unlike a discount, which is deducted from the price before purchase, a rebate is returned after purchase.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • rebatable adjective
  • rebateable adjective
  • rebater noun
  • ˈٲ adjective
  • ˈٱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rebate1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English rebaten (verb), from Old French rabatre “to beat, put down,” from re- re- + (a)batre “to beat” ( abate )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rebate1

C15: from Old French rabattre to beat down, hence reduce, deduct, from re- + abatre to put down; see abate
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It said the scammers used phishing attacks to gain customer details and attempted to claim rebates.

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Some of the largest PBMs have even created offshore shell corporations to help pocket negotiated rebates — instead of passing them off to patients.

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He has negotiated rebates with many suppliers and plans to cover some of the costs out of his profit margin.

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That's thanks to generous tax incentives such as the Film Tax Relief, which offers a 25% tax rebate - as well as lower labour costs and centralised national funding for film.

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More incentives or rebates could help offset this but we just don't know at this stage if that's under discussion on a national scale.

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