Rebate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a refund of some fraction of the amount paid

a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈiːbeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈiːbeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈiːbeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈiːbeɪt/.

Examples

The store is rebating refrigerators this week
rebate the pieces of timber and stone

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rabbet discount

Parts of Speech

noun	a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
noun	a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
verb	give a reduction in the price during a sale “The store is rebating refrigerators this week”
verb	cut a rebate in (timber or stone)
verb	join with a rebate “rebate the pieces of timber and stone”

Word Forms

rebate	verb	give a reduction in the price during a sale
rabbet	verb	cut a rectangular groove into
rebate	noun	a refund of some fraction of the amount paid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rabatt

eine Rückerstattung eines Bruchteils des gezahlten Betrags

🇫🇷French

rabais

un remboursement d'une fraction du montant payé

🇪🇸Spanish

reembolso

un reembolso de alguna fracción del monto pagado

🇮🇹Italian

sconto

il rimborso di una frazione dell'importo pagato

🇳🇱Dutch

korting

een terugbetaling van een deel van het betaalde bedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconto

um reembolso de alguma fração do valor pago

🇷🇺Russian

скидка

возврат некоторой части уплаченной суммы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छूट

भुगतान की गई राशि के कुछ अंश की वापसी

🇧🇩Bengali

রিবেট

প্রদত্ত পরিমাণের কিছু ভগ্নাংশের ফেরত

🇮🇳Tamil

தள்ளுபடி

செலுத்தப்பட்ட தொகையின் சில பகுதியின் பணத்தைத் திரும்பப் பெறுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

రాయితీ

చెల్లించిన మొత్తంలో కొంత భాగాన్ని వాపసు

🇮🇳Marathi

सूट

भरलेल्या रकमेच्या काही अंशाचा परतावा

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિબેટ

ચૂકવેલ રકમના અમુક અપૂર્ણાંકનું રિફંડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಿಯಾಯಿತಿ

ಪಾವತಿಸಿದ ಮೊತ್ತದ ಕೆಲವು ಭಾಗದ ಮರುಪಾವತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിബേറ്റ്

അടച്ച തുകയുടെ ചില ഭാഗത്തിൻ്റെ റീഫണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੋਟ

ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਕੀਤੀ ਰਕਮ ਦੇ ਕੁਝ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਦੀ ਵਾਪਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھوٹ

ادا کی گئی رقم کے کچھ حصے کی واپسی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回扣

退还已支付金额的一部分

🇯🇵Japanese

リベート

支払った金額の一部の返金

🇰🇷Korean

할인

지불한 금액의 일부를 환불

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hạ giá

hoàn lại một phần số tiền đã trả

🇹🇭Thai

ส่วนลด

การคืนเงินบางส่วนจากจำนวนเงินที่ชำระไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

potongan harga

pengembalian sebagian kecil dari jumlah yang dibayarkan

🇲🇾Malay

rebat

bayaran balik sebahagian kecil daripada jumlah yang dibayar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خصم

استرداد جزء من المبلغ المدفوع

🇮🇷Persian

تخفیف

بازپرداخت بخشی از مبلغ پرداخت شده

🇹🇷Turkish

indirim

ödenen tutarın bir kısmının iadesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲנָחָה

החזר של חלק מהסכום ששולם

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The primary meaning of 'rebate' is 'a refund of some fraction of the amount paid'.

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Using 'rebate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'rebate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'rebate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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