rebate

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verb

re·​bate ˈrē-ˌbāt 

ri-ˈbāt

rebated; rebating

transitive verb

1

: to reduce the force or activity of : diminish

2

: to reduce the sharpness of : blunt

3

a

: to make a rebate of

b

: to give a rebate to

intransitive verb

: to give rebates

rebater noun

rebate

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noun

re·​bate ˈrē-ˌbāt 

: a return of a part of a payment

rebate

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re·​bate ˈra-bət  ˈrē-ˌbāt 

chiefly British spelling of rabbet

Examples of rebate in a Sentence

Noun

There is a $50 rebate offered with the printer.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Healthcare company pledges Obamacare rebates The CEO of UnitedHealth Group, Stephen Hemsley, vows to rebate company profits from the Affordable Care Act to its customers in 2026. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026

Other changes from the law include a $35 per month cap on insulin for Medicare beneficiaries, rebates to beneficiaries if drug prices rise faster than inflation and free vaccines to prevent certain conditions like shingles. —Lorie Konish, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025

Noun

But except for a one-time income tax rebate ordered in 2022, which provided $250 per child, nothing has been enacted. —Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026

The City Council, which approved the 25% rebate for 2026, will decide the rebate annually. —Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French rebatre, rabatre to beat back, deduct, from re- + abatre to strike down, from a- (from Latin ad-) + batre to beat, from Latin battuere

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1656, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rebate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate

Kids Definition

rebate

1 of 2 verb

re·​bate ˈrē-ˌbāt 

ri-ˈbāt

rebated; rebating

: to make a rebate of : give as a rebate

rebate

2 of 2 noun

re·​bate ˈrē-ˌbāt 

: a return of part of a payment or an amount owed

Legal Definition

rebate

noun

re·​bate ˈrē-ˌbāt 

: a refund or deduction of part of a payment, price, or charge

rebate

ˈrē-ˌbāt, ri-ˈbāt 

verb