Category:Rebate

Re*bate", v. t. Etym: [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. But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge. Shak.

2. To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or Customs duties. Blount. Rebated cross, a cross which has the Extremities of the arms bent back at right angles, as in the fylfot.

Rebate Re*bate", v. i.

Defn: to abate; to withdraw. [obs.] Foxe.

Rebate Re*bate", n.

1. Diminution.

2. (com.)

Defn: deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate Payment; a rebate of importation duties. Bouvier.

Rebate Re*bate", n. Etym: [see rabbet.]

1. (arch.)

Defn: a restangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner Or edge of any body; a rabbet. See rabbet.

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

3. An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for Dressing and polishing wood. Elmes.

4. Etym: [perhaps a different word.]

Defn: a kind of hard freestone used in making pavements. [r.] Elmes.

Rebate Re*bate", v. t.

Defn: to cut a rebate in. See rabbet, v.