rebate vs tithe

rebate

noun
  • An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood. 

  • A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements. 

  • The return of part of an amount already paid. 

  • The edge of a roll of film, from which no image can be developed. 

  • A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement. 

  • A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar. 

  • A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces (of wood etc) together; a rabbet. 

verb
  • To deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment 

  • 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. 

  • Of a falcon: to return to the hand after bating; see bate². 

  • To diminish or lessen something 

tithe

verb
  • To enforce or collect a tithe upon someone or something. 

  • To enforce or collect a tithe. 

  • To pay something as a tithe. 

  • To pay a tithe; to pay a 10% tax 

  • To pay a tithe upon something. 

  • To take one-tenth or a tithe of something 

  • To spare only every tenth person, killing the rest (usually in relation to the sacking of the episcopal seat at Canterbury by the pagan Danes in 1011). 

  • To pay or offer as a levy in the manner of a tithe or religious tax. 

  • To impose a tithe upon someone or something. 

noun
  • The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. 

  • A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church) 

  • A small part or proportion. 

How often have the words rebate and tithe occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )