GIVE BACK Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of give back

as in to render (to)

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giveback

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noun

as in discount

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Recent Examples of give back

Verb

Racing to give back With breast cancer affecting both her mother and aunt, Robinson knew the importance of regular screenings. — Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026 While plenty of brands claim to give back, few do it quite like Bombas. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026

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But Democrats note Senate Republicans never released that giveback proposal in the context of a full budget. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 And just as its giveback has expanded beyond Colorado, so too has the reach of its membership. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for give back

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Verb

Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis couldn’t reciprocate as three of the five second-half drives ended after just five plays.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
But instead of reciprocating, Ebersol looked suddenly annoyed.

— Blake J. Harris, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of reciprocate

Noun

With Black Friday approaching, iGarden is offering a substantial discount on its K70 AI Pool Cleaner, a cordless robotic cleaner designed to tackle pool floors, walls, waterlines and slopes with minimal intervention.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Rocket Loans' maximum APR is lower than many competitors and an available autopay discount can help lower the cost of borrowing even further.

— Dan Avery,Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of discount

Noun

Starting in August, first-time California electric vehicle shoppers were eligible for an up-to-$3,500 rebate on the purchase of a new vehicle.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Tokyo Vice was the first in a wave of international productions that have filmed in Japan since the JLOX scheme – offering up to a 50% cash rebate on qualifying spend – was introduced in 2022.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebate

Noun

This represents an approximately 80% reduction compared with conventional autoregressive decoding.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Thanks to budget neutrality, CMS would simply redirect the reduction in 340B drug payments into higher payments for hospitals’ non-drug outpatient services.

— Ted Okon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of reduction

Noun

Heavy Is the Crown resembles a mainstream rap sampler of sorts, and its default settings are the kickback and the car stereo.

— Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
In 2020, prosecutors accused him of having run a salary kickback scheme in his state parliamentary office.

— Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of kickback

Noun

That can make payroll contributions more tax-efficient than contributing on your own and claiming a deduction later, said certified financial planner and enrolled agent Andy Panko, the founder of Tenon Financial in Metuchen, New Jersey.

— Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Brazil's Supreme Court is investigating claims that Bolsonaro used a sports betting company to launder fraudulent deductions from government pensions paid to senior citizens.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of deduction

Noun

Now the world needs more gas than ever, and methane emissions abatement measures, from better pumps to satellite monitoring, have proliferated.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026
That same day, a pollution abatement manager noted in an email to the commission’s general counsel that agency critics of the plan had not been invited.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of abatement

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