Rebate

[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.

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

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.

Re·bate
v. i.

To abate; to withdraw. [Obs.] Foxe.

Re·bate
n.

1. Diminution.

2. (Com.) Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties. Bouvier.

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]

Re·bate
n.

[See Rabbet.]

1. (Arch.) A rectangular 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. [Perhaps a different word.]
A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements. [R.] Elmes.

Re·bate
v. t.

To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v.

1. In a short-sale transaction, the portion of interest or dividends earned by the owner (lender) of shares that are paid to the short seller (borrower) of the shares.

2. In an options transaction, the amount paid to the holder of the option if the option expires worthless.

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1. The lender and borrower usually negotiate the rate at which the short seller will be compensated.

2. The rebate is pre-negotiated and is usually a portion of the premium paid by the option holder.

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In general: refund of a payment.

Media: refund given to an advertiser by a media vehicle. A rebate is usually given when the advertiser places more advertisements than originally contracted, therefore earning a larger discount. For example, the XYZ Company contracts to place a full-page ad in a periodical every week for three weeks, earning a 10% media discount. Later, the company decides to extend the campaign to six weeks, which would normally earn a 15% discount. The periodical would issue a 5% rebate to the XYZ Company.

Sales promotion: refund given to a consumer for sending in proof-of-purchase after a sale.

1. Unearned Interest returned to the borrower when a loan is paid off early. See also Rule of the 78's.

2. pro-rated share of deposit insurance premium returned to a federally insured bank or savings association when the sum of insurance premiums paid exceeds payouts to depositors from an insurance fund.

3. portion of net sales returned to cardholders by a bank card plan, based on card usage. A plan with a 2% rebate nets the cardholder $2 for every $100 in sales.

4. reduction in a credit card merchant's Merchant Discount Rate for credit card transactions above a certain amount.

1. a refund resulting from a purchase or tax.
Example: To encourage sales of the Condominium project, the developer offered a $2,500 rebate to each purchaser.

2. _a kickback of a charge, often illegal if done without knowledge of all parties.
Example: The broker accepted a $50 rebate from the insurer each time he sold a home carrying a homeowner's Warranty.

noun

An amount deducted: abatement, deduction, discount, reduction. See increase/decrease.

verb

1. To take away (a quantity) from another quantity: abate, deduct, discount, subtract, take (off). Informal knock off. See increase/decrease.
2. To grow or cause to grow gradually less: abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), reduce, tail away (or off), taper (off). See increase/decrease.

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Discount; diminution of interest on capital lent in consideration of prompt repayment thereof; reduction of a stipulated charge that is not credited in advance but is returned subsequent to payment in full.

A tax rebate is a sum of money refunded to a taxpayer after full payment of the tax has been made.

The return of part of a payment for a good. Unlike a discount, which is deducted from the price before purchase, a rebate is returned after purchase.

Rebate may refer to:

• Rebate (marketing), a type of sales promotion used in marketing
• Rabbet (also spelled rebate), a woodworking term
• Tax rebate, a reduction in taxation demanded
• UK rebate, a return of money paid by the United Kingdom for the European Union budget

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - rabat, afslag, delvis refusion, godtgørelse
v. tr. - nedsætte, slå af på, refundere

2.
n. - fals
v. tr. - sammenfalse, falshøvle

Nederlands (Dutch)
rabat, teruggave (geld), terugbetalen, sponning

Français (French)
1.
n. - remboursement, ristourne, remise
v. tr. - rembourser, faire une remise

2.
n. - (Tech) feuillure
v. tr. - émousser (un rasoir), rabattre (un pli), amortir (un coup)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Rabatt, Preisnachlaß, Rückvergütung, Abzug
v. - vermindern

2.
n. - Fuge,Nut
v. - stumpf machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έκπτωση, περικοπή, παρακράτηση

Italiano (Italian)
sconto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desconto (m), reembolso (m)

Русский (Russian)
скидка

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - rebaja, descuento, reembolso
v. tr. - disminuir, reducir, deducir, rebajar, descontar

2.
n. - rebajo, ranura
v. tr. - hacer un rebajo o ranura en

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rabatt

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 折扣, 贴现, 退还, 对...贴现, 对...给回扣

2. 折扣, 贴现

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 折扣, 貼現
v. tr. - 退還, 對...貼現, 對...給回扣

2.
n. - 折扣, 貼現

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 부분적 환불, 리베이트, 감소
v. tr. - 환불하다, 환물해 주다, 리베이트를 주다

2.
n. - 은촉이음, 은촉(홈)
v. tr. - 은촉홈을 파다, 은촉이음으로 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一部払い戻し, 割り戻し, リベート
v. - 割引する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خصم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הנחה, הפחתה, החזר (חלק מהתשלום)‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה הנחה, החזיר (חלק מהתשלום)‬
n. - ‮הנחה, הפחתה, החזר (חלק מהתשלום), חריץ לאורך קצה של קרש (כדי לחברו לקרש אחר)‬
v. tr. - ‮שילב, חיבר‬

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