rebated; rebating
1
: to reduce the force or activity of : diminish
2
: to reduce the sharpness of : blunt
3
a
: to make a rebate of
b
: to give a rebate to
: to give rebates
rebater
noun
Examples of rebate in a Sentence
Noun
There is a $50 rebate offered with the printer.
Recent Examples on the Web
Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Our goal is to help HOAs efficiently apply and work through the process of being rebated.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
The total taxes rebated during the life of the agreement is capped at $750,000.
—Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
The Oak Lawn Village Board this week unanimously approved a 12-year economic incentive agreement with the Nissan dealership, at 4300 W. 95th St., that would rebate some of the sales taxes the village otherwise would receive, beginning Jan. 1.
—Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
To encourage more participation in a similar program, the government recently doubled the discount for repairs of household appliances, rebating up to €90 ($99) for fixing a computer.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Aug. 2023
To induce dealerships to remain and expand in Oak Lawn, the village has agreed to rebate some of the sales taxes customers pay.
—Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
Purvis expects there will be pushback from drug companies to rebate penalties, but AARP is poised to defend the new law.
—Megan Farrer, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2023
Like Thurow, Carter would rebate his consumption tax to low-income people, but Carter’s plan is appallingly stingy; the rebate brings families only up to the federal poverty threshold, which is currently $30,000 for a family of four.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 20 Jan. 2023
Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
More big stories Should property owners get a tax rebate because of the homeless crisis?
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
According to the state treasurer’s office, last year, North Carolina paid for weight loss drugs for almost 25,000 state employees, costing it more than $100 million before rebates — about 10% of its total spending on prescription drugs and more than the plan spent on all cancer treatments combined.
—Jason Kane, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
People who have already ordered but not taken delivery of their cars will be entitled to the new price, and Li Auto will offer cash rebates to existing owners of the 2024 models.
—Peter Vercoe, Fortune Asia, 22 Apr. 2024
Here's what to know about filing and how to get an extension Federal judge rejects AG Kris Mayes, won't stop IRS from taxing Arizona's family rebate The 5 states with the highest inflation and the 5 with the lowest.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
After two years of tax cuts and rebates, though, totaling some $5 billion, Democrats and some Republicans were leery of further cuts that would permanently reduce state revenue at a time of economic uncertainty.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Since 2021, dozens of California communities have received federal grants for smart meters, turf replacement programs, appliance rebates, and other water efficiency efforts.
—Cynthia Koehler, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
But aside from being considerably more expensive, even with an extra state rebate, the heat pump version had just half the capacity.
—Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024
Verb
Another possibility: Half the commission will be rebated to the buyer, who will then use that money to pay their agent directly.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Our goal is to help HOAs efficiently apply and work through the process of being rebated.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
The total taxes rebated during the life of the agreement is capped at $750,000.
—Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
The Oak Lawn Village Board this week unanimously approved a 12-year economic incentive agreement with the Nissan dealership, at 4300 W. 95th St., that would rebate some of the sales taxes the village otherwise would receive, beginning Jan. 1.
—Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
To encourage more participation in a similar program, the government recently doubled the discount for repairs of household appliances, rebating up to €90 ($99) for fixing a computer.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Aug. 2023
To induce dealerships to remain and expand in Oak Lawn, the village has agreed to rebate some of the sales taxes customers pay.
—Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
Purvis expects there will be pushback from drug companies to rebate penalties, but AARP is poised to defend the new law.
—Megan Farrer, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2023
Like Thurow, Carter would rebate his consumption tax to low-income people, but Carter’s plan is appallingly stingy; the rebate brings families only up to the federal poverty threshold, which is currently $30,000 for a family of four.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 20 Jan. 2023
Noun
The medication cost the state more than $800 per member per month, on average, after rebates.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
More big stories Should property owners get a tax rebate because of the homeless crisis?
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
According to the state treasurer’s office, last year, North Carolina paid for weight loss drugs for almost 25,000 state employees, costing it more than $100 million before rebates — about 10% of its total spending on prescription drugs and more than the plan spent on all cancer treatments combined.
—Jason Kane, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
People who have already ordered but not taken delivery of their cars will be entitled to the new price, and Li Auto will offer cash rebates to existing owners of the 2024 models.
—Peter Vercoe, Fortune Asia, 22 Apr. 2024
Here's what to know about filing and how to get an extension Federal judge rejects AG Kris Mayes, won't stop IRS from taxing Arizona's family rebate The 5 states with the highest inflation and the 5 with the lowest.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
After two years of tax cuts and rebates, though, totaling some $5 billion, Democrats and some Republicans were leery of further cuts that would permanently reduce state revenue at a time of economic uncertainty.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Since 2021, dozens of California communities have received federal grants for smart meters, turf replacement programs, appliance rebates, and other water efficiency efforts.
—Cynthia Koehler, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
But aside from being considerably more expensive, even with an extra state rebate, the heat pump version had just half the capacity.
—Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024
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