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Compare Old French rabatement, from rabatre (“to diminish”). By surface analysis, rebate + -ment.
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Today it means: A rebate (discount or partial refund). Full definition →
Compare Old French rabatement, from rabatre (“to diminish”). By surface analysis, rebate + -ment.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.