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

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

County leaders in the '90s promised voters that rebate to sweeten the deal for the half cent sales tax, which funds Paycor Stadium, Great American Ball Park and payments to Cincinnati Public Schools. —Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2025

Noun

More than 65,000 households have gotten a rebate. —Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026

The budget proposal includes $200 million to create a rebate program to make buying an electric car more affordable. —Linh Tat, Daily News, 9 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