Refers to lower the level or surface of a terrain or an object. This verb can also be considered as the effect of reducing the price or value of something, as well as the height of an arch or a vault, to cite an example. Reduce the intensity of a photographic image by means of chemical substances. In military slang it is when a military man is released from his service. This term can be used for infinities of situations with respect to a value, since we can use it to refer to lowering indices in the marks of an athlete, as well as lowering medical expenses or lowering a filling.
It is also used when a judge in full use of his powers reduces or reduces the penalty of a defendant, when an economist or tax expert uses different mechanisms to reduce the taxable base of his taxes, it is observed in the same way in the warehouses with their in merchandise prices or when a doctor orders us to reduce sugar or salt consumption.
It is mostly used or heard in relation to the metabolism of an organism, when it refers to losing a few kilos by doing a diet and exercise. And we subject the body to a regime that will allow us to reduce weight and measures to obtain a better figure and be able to enjoy a healthier life. In these cases, the use of the verb rebate coincides for all of them, which presented in its different conjunctions brings us a single meaning of diminishing or minimizing something.