rebate

1. v. t. To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise. Source: opted

2. v. t. To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties. Source: opted

3. v. i. To abate; to withdraw. Source: opted

4. n. Diminution. Source: opted

5. n. Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties. Source: opted

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

7. n. A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar. Source: opted

8. n. An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood. Source: opted

9. n. A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements. Source: opted

10. v. t. To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v. Source: opted

11. n. a refund of some fraction of the amount paid Source: wordnet

12. n. a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together Source: wordnet

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