rebate vs tribute

rebate

noun
  • The return of part of an amount already paid. 

  • 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 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 

tribute

noun
  • A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment. 

  • A payment made by one nation to another in submission. 

  • Extortion; protection money. 

  • An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator. 

  • An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift. 

  • A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord. 

verb
  • To pay as tribute. 

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