Rebate (r&euptack_;bāt), v. t. [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.[1913 Webster]
But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge.
2. To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties. Blount.[1913 Webster]
3. To return a portion of a sum paid, as a method of discounting of prices.[PJC]
Rebated cross, a cross which has the extremities of the arms bent back at right angles, as in the fylfot.[1913 Webster]
Rebate, v. i. To abate; to withdraw. [Obs.] Foxe.[1913 Webster]
Rebate, n. 1. Diminution.[1913 Webster]
2. (Com.) Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties. Bouvier.[1913 Webster]
3. A portion of a sum paid, returned to the purchaser, as a method of discounting. The rebate is sometimes returned by the manufacturer, after the full price is paid to the retailer by the purchaser.[PJC]
Rebate, n. [See Rabbet.] 1. (Arch.) A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.[1913 Webster]
2. A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar. Elmes.[1913 Webster]
3. An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood. Elmes.[1913 Webster]
4. [Perhaps a different word.] A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements. [R.] Elmes.[1913 Webster]
Rebate, v. t. To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v.[1913 Webster]