GIVEBACKS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

givebacks

noun

plural of giveback

as in rebates

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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

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In an internal memo, Qualcomm Chief Executive Officer Cristiano Amon stated the reductions aim to foster a stronger performance culture and address ongoing shortfalls relative to operational expectations.

— , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
In a clinical study of 194 patients, 80% of them reported significant reductions in knee pain that lasted for at least a full year after receiving the treatment.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reductions

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Along with preventing that tax increase, the law added deductions for qualifying tips and overtime pay, as well as certain auto loan interest.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
According to its June 30, 2026 petition, the IRS disallowed several million dollars in business deductions.

— Carolyn Schenck, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Coffman said the jurisdictional boundary matters because Aurora and Denver have different policies for abatements.

— Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
In addition to tying up first responders, data center fires are costly affairs for taxpayers, as property tax abatements mean nearby residents — not data center owners — can be the ones fronting the bill whenever the fire company gets a call.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of abatements

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