Rebate meaning : A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement. The return of part of an amount already paid. The edge of a roll of film, from which no image can be developed. A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces (of wood etc) together; a rabbet. A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar. An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood. A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements. To deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment To diminish or lessen something To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise. To cut a rebate (or rabbet) in something To abate; to withdraw.