English to English
rebate
('r/i/b/eI/t
)
noun (n)
- a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- Diminution.(noun)source: webster1913
- A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- give a reduction in the price during a sale(verb.possession)source: wordnet30
- cut a rebate in (timber or stone)(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- join with a rebate(verb.contact)Example:
Rebate the pieces of timber and stone.
source: wordnet30 - To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.(verb)source: webster1913
- To abate; to withdraw.(verb)source: webster1913
- To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet,
v. (verb)source: webster1913