rebate
/ˈɹiːbeɪt/noun, verb
rebate is spelled R-E-B-A-T-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rebate means “A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rebate is rebates.
How many letters and syllables are in rebate?
| Letters | 6: R-E-B-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is rebate?
Rebate appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce rebate?
- US /ˈɹiːbeɪt/
- US /ɹəˈbeɪt/
Rebate has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rebate1.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rebate2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-rebate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rebate?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as rebate (/ibeɪt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: beater, berate.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of rebate
- rebates plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- rebating participle, present
- rebated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rebate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
- 2
The return of part of an amount already paid.
- 3
The edge of a roll of film, from which no image can be developed.
- 4
A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces (of wood etc) together; a rabbet.
- 5
A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
- 6
An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
- 7
A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
verb
- 1
To deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment
- 2
To diminish or lessen something
- 3
To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
- 4
To cut a rebate (or rabbet) in something
- 5
To abate; to withdraw.
- 6
Of a falcon: to return to the hand after bating; see bate².
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rebate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rabais , remise |
| German | Ermäßigung, Rabatt , Rückzahlung, Rückvergütung |
| Portuguese | desconto, abatimento |
| Spanish | abaratamiento , reembolso, devolución, reintegro, desgravación |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does rebate come from?
From Old French rabatre < batre. See also abate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).