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givebacks

noun

plural of giveback
as in rebates

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  1. rebates
  2. discounts
  3. reductions
  4. deductions
  5. abatements
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
Definition of rebates
Noun
  • May was noted to be the biggest month for e-commerce in the brand’s history, said to be achieved without discounts or promotions.
    — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Each spot will offer three or four cocktails at steep discounts.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of discounts
Noun
  • Their talks also covered tariff reductions and an extension of trade arrangements reached last October.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Part of that plan has included reductions in administrative and support staffing.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of reductions
Noun
  • Amaral listed some of the other advantages of co-producing with Brazil, including production services at lower rates, incredibly high-quality crews, and tax deductions and incentives in certain states.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Republicans are hoping that voters will reward them for the tax cuts in their domestic policy megabill, like deductions for overtime and tips.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of deductions
Noun
  • 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
  • For years, state and local governments have courted data center projects with property tax abatements, sales tax exemptions and other incentives.
    — Daniel Yue, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of abatements
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“Givebacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/givebacks. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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