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Giving of a reduction in the price during a sale; A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together; A refund of some fraction of the amount paid v. - Join with a groove; Cut a rectangular groove in (timber or stone);

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  • rebate the pieces of timber and stone
  • I despise mail-in rebate programs and want to discourage their use.
  • In this post, I joked about the complexity of mail-in rebate forms.
  • Since they canceled my card 2 weeks ago they told me that the rebate is forfeited.
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