rabbet, rebate
(noun) a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
rebate, discount
(noun) a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
rebate
(verb) join with a rebate; “rebate the pieces of timber and stone”
rebate
(verb) cut a rebate in (timber or stone)
rebate
(verb) give a reduction in the price during a sale; “The store is rebating refrigerators this week”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rebate (plural rebates)
A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
The return of part of an amount already paid.
(photography) The edge of a roll of film, from which no image can be developed.
A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces (of wood etc) together; a rabbet.
A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
rebate (third-person singular simple present rebates, present participle rebating, simple past and past participle rebated)
(transitive) To deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment
(transitive) To diminish or lessen something
To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
(transitive) To cut a rebate (or rabbet) in something
To abate; to withdraw.
• Bartee, beater, berate, betear, erbate
Source: Wiktionary
Re*bate", v. t. Etym: [F. rebattre to beat again; pref re- re- + battre to beat, L. batuere to beat, strike. See Abate.]
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. Blount. Rebated cross, a cross which has the extremities of the arms bent back at right angles, as in the fylfot.
Re*bate", v. i.
Definition: To abate; to withdraw. [Obs.] Foxe.
Re*bate", n.
1. Diminution.
2. (Com.)
Definition: Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties. Bouvier.
Re*bate", n. Etym: [See Rabbet.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: A restangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.
2. A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar. Elmes.
3. An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood. Elmes.
4. Etym: [Perhaps a different word.]
Definition: A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements. [R.] Elmes.
Re*bate", v. t.
Definition: To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
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