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

The two teams still trade at massive discounts to their private-market valuations.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026
SpaceX’s Starlink appears to be making an aggressive push to attract new customers by offering deep discounts of 30% to 50% off in select areas.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of discounts

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The labor force had been shrinking, the result of demographic changes and immigration reductions, but expanded by 421,000 in October.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
For decades, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other ozone-depleting compounds were widely used in aerosol sprays, foams, air conditioners, and refrigerators, causing significant reductions in ozone levels.

— Dan Peck, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of reductions

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These included new deductions for tip income, overtime earnings, seniors and auto loan interest, which will expire after 2028 without an extension.

— Greg Iacurci,Annie Nova,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Sarah Agostino,Mike Winters, CNBC, 4 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 deductions

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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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