rebate

Money returned to you after you have already paid for something.

• I received a tax rebate.
• The company sent our rebate last week.
• Did you claim the rebate after buying the fridge?

How to use it: rebate on something (You can claim a rebate on the installation cost.)

Similar words: partial refund, refund

Common phrases: tax rebate, cash rebate, claim a rebate

An amount taken off the price or payment you would otherwise have to pay.

• We received a rebate on the price.
• The supplier deducted the rebate from our bill.
• Large orders qualify for a small rebate.

How to use it: rebate on something (The supplier offered a rebate on large orders.)

Similar words: discount, deduction, reduction

Common phrases: price rebate, rebate on something, offer a rebate

A rectangular cut along the edge of wood or another material, used to fit pieces together.

• Cut a rebate along this edge.
• The glass fits into the frame’s rebate.
• The carpenter checked both rebates before joining the boards.

Similar words: rabbet

Common phrases: cut a rebate, rebate joint, window frame rebate

A wooden block attached to a long handle, used for beating mortar.

• The worker lifted the rebate.
• He used a rebate to beat the mortar.
• The old rebate had a long wooden handle.

Similar words: mortar beater

Common phrases: wooden rebate, rebate handle

To take an amount off a bill or return part of a payment.

• The company will rebate the fee.
• They rebated part of the payment to us.
• The seller agreed to rebate ten percent of the price.

How to use it: rebate something to someone (The company rebated the delivery charge to us.)

Similar words: refund, deduct

Common phrases: rebate the cost, rebate part of something, rebate someone’s fees

To make something smaller, weaker, or less serious.

• Time may rebate his anger.
• The news rebated her fear.
• Nothing could rebate the force of his ambition.

Similar words: reduce, lessen, diminish

Opposites: increase

Common phrases: rebate someone’s anger, rebate the force

To make a sharp point or edge blunt, especially on a weapon used for practice.

• They rebated the lance before practice.
• The smith will rebate the sharp point.
• Both weapons had been rebated for the tournament.

Similar words: blunt, dull

Opposites: sharpen

Common phrases: rebate a lance, rebate the point

To cut a rectangular space along the edge of a material so another piece can fit into it.

• Rebate the edge of this board.
• The carpenter rebated the frame to hold the glass.
• Both pieces must be rebated before assembly.

Similar words: rabbet

Common phrases: rebate an edge, rebate the frame, rebate a board