givebacks

Definition of givebacksnext
plural of giveback

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Noun
  • Luis Esteves, director of the Irvine Great Park, outlined the new rebates OCPA offered this year, including a $1,000 rebate for home battery storage, up to $1,000 for home EV chargers and free home energy efficiency kits.
    Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
  • According to Shapiro's office, 522,434 rebates totaling more than $319 million were sent to Pennsylvanians who submitted a rebate application in 2024.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • These providers usually already offer child care subsidies and discounts to their employees, lowering the costs for their children in exchange for their work.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Make no mistake, this is a significant price drop; Amazon iPhone discounts rarely add up to more than £100 ($136), more often hovering around £50 ($68).
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That marks a break from longstanding practice, as regulators have long relied on the VSL to value mortality reductions in regulatory cost-benefit analysis.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The disaster shook public confidence, led to speed reductions and temporarily paused construction on new lines, but no major incidents have been reported in the 15 years since, even as the network has continued to expand.
    Ben Jones, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Employers will begin separately reporting these amounts in future years, but for now the IRS is allowing multiple documentation methods to ensure taxpayers can claim the deductions accurately.
    Emma Waldman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The abolition of the wealth tax (förmögenhetsskatten) 20 years ago is part of this story – along with, in the same year, the introduction of generous tax deductions for housework and home improvement projects.
    Miranda Sheild Johansson, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Why should developers along this 2-mile stretch of Broadway receive sweeping property tax abatements for doing exactly what the law already requires?
    Jack Markowski, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The City of Boston agreed to stop inflating the assessed value, and taxes, for commercial properties that file abatements, according to a watchdog group that slammed the practice as retaliatory and unlawful and later filed suit against the city.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Givebacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/givebacks. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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