Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [noun ree-beyt; verb ree-beyt, ri-beyt]
- /noun ˈri beɪt; verb ˈri beɪt, rɪˈbeɪt/
- /ˈriː.beɪt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [noun ree-beyt; verb ree-beyt, ri-beyt]
- /noun ˈri beɪt; verb ˈri beɪt, rɪˈbeɪt/
Definitions of rebate word
- noun rebate a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund. 1
- verb with object rebate to allow as a discount. 1
- verb with object rebate to deduct (a certain amount), as from a total. 1
- verb with object rebate to return (part of an original payment): He rebated five dollars to me. 1
- verb with object rebate to provide a rebate for (merchandise) after purchase: The manufacturer is rebating this air conditioner. 1
- verb with object rebate to blunt (an edged or pointed weapon). 1
Information block about the term
Origin of rebate
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English rebaten (v.) < Old French rabatre to beat, put down, equivalent to re- re- + (a)batre; see abate
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rebate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rebate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rebate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rebate
noun rebate
- acquittance — a release from or settlement of a debt, etc
- allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
- cut rate — a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- deduction — A deduction is a conclusion that you have reached about something because of other things that you know to be true.
- dockage — a curtailment; deduction, as from wages.
verb rebate
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- bant — string
- banted — to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- banting — slimming by avoiding eating sugar, starch, and fat
- bants — to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
Top questions with rebate
- what is a rebate?
- what is rebate?
- what is a mail in rebate?
- what is mail-in rebate?
- how does staples easy rebate work?
- what is mail in rebate?
- what does rebate mean?
- where is my rent rebate?
- how does mail in rebate work?
- how does mail-in rebate work?
- what is great fun rebate?
- how does rebate work?
- where is my renters rebate mn?
- what does mail in rebate mean?
- where my rent rebate?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with r
- Words starting with re
- Words starting with reb
- Words starting with reba
- Words starting with rebat
- Words starting with rebate