Meaning Of Rebate

v. t.

To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.

v. t.

To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties.

v. i.

To abate; to withdraw.

n.

Diminution.

n.

Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties.

n.

A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.

n.

A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.

n.

An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.

n.

A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.

v. t.

To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v.