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Synonyms
re·bate1 (rḗbāt́)

[From Middle English rebaten, to deduct, from Old French rabattre, rebattre, to reduce, to beat down again, re-, re-, + abbattre, to beat down; see abate.]

noun 

A deduction from an amount to be paid or a return of part of an amount given in payment.

transitive verb: -bat·ed, -bat·ing, -bates. 

  1. To deduct or return (an amount) from a payment or bill.
  2. To lessen; diminish.

derivatives

rébat·er
noun
re·bate2 (rḗbāt́, răb́ĭt)

noun verb 

Variant of rabbet
rab·bet (răb́ĭt),
also re·bate (rḗbāt́, răb́ĭt)

[Middle English rabet, from Old French rabat, recess in a wall, act of beating down, from rabattre, to beat down again; see rebate1.]

noun 

  1. A cut or groove along or near the edge of a piece of wood that allows another piece to fit into it to form a joint.
  2. A joint so made.

verb: -bet·ed, also -bat·ed, -bet·ing, -bat·ing, -bets, -bates 

transitive verb 

  1. To cut a rabbet in.
  2. To join by a rabbet.

intransitive verb 

To be joined by a rabbet.