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

Definition of rebates

Noun

My expert shopping adventure led me to 10 can’t-miss Labor Day discounts going for $20 or less.

— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Now is also a great time to stock up on household essentials with discounts on dishwasher tabs, batteries, toilet bowl cleaner and more up to 50% off.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of discounts

Noun

The soy-tomato condition showed significant reductions in key markers of inflammation.

— Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2026
And on the opposite side of the same coin, the solutions to inflation – spending reductions and higher taxes – are massively unpopular and could hurt the economy in the short run.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of reductions

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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
The total amount being assessed for the 2025 weed and nuisance abatements for five properties is $22,520, which includes one property’s assessment of $12,620, according to a staff report.

— Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

Definition of abatements

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