1. A refund of some fraction of the amount paid
   "The car dealership offered a cash rebate on new vehicle purchases";
   - discount
    
2. A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
   "The carpenter cut a rebate in the wood to join the two boards seamlessly";
   - rabbet

1. Return part of a payment, esp. a partial refund on a purchase
   "The store is rebating refrigerators this week"
    
2. Cut a rebate in (timber or stone)
   "The carpenter rebated the door frame to fit the new hinges"
    
3. Join with a rebate
   "rebate the pieces of timber and stone"

Derived forms: rebating, rebates, rebated

Type of: channel, cut, discount, groove, join, refund

Encyclopedia: Rebate