rebate

noun

Definition of rebatenext
1
as in discount

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2
as in refund

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Recent Examples of rebate Open a cash-back rebate app like Ibotta or Fetch and scan your receipt. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026 But automakers have long said that tariffs increase production costs — so much so that the president offered them a reprieve from his auto-part tariffs, extending in October what was supposed to have been a short-term rebate until 2030. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 But automakers have long said tariffs increase production costs — so much so that the president offered them a reprieve from his auto parts tariffs, extending in October what was supposed to have been a short-term rebate until 2030. — Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 30 July 2026 Thirteen automakers have agreed to participate in California’s new electric vehicle rebate program that will roll out later this summer, including Tesla, which manufactures the top-selling model in the Golden State. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rebate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebate
  1. discount
  2. refund
  3. reduction
  4. outlay
  5. deduction
  6. expenditure
  7. abatement
  8. indemnity
Noun
  • Run by a former OpenAI employee, Situational Awareness was forced to sell most of its portfolio at a steep discount to Citadel.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • From denim and sweatpants to bomber jackets and tees, Abercrombie Kids is offering major discounts to start the school year in style.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of discount
Noun
  • Those who bought tickets with cash or check will receive a refund via mail.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Anthropologie Return Policy For merchandise returned within 30 days of the delivery or in-store purchase date, a refund will be issued to the original form of payment at the original selling price.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of refund
Noun
  • Financial test The reduction highlights the financial challenges behind the AI infrastructure boom.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • It, and three other airline stocks, were sold by Warren Buffett at a loss in the first quarter of 2020 amid a massive reduction in air travel as the COVID-19 pandemic was gaining steam.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of reduction
Noun
  • Even further down the spending table are Manchester United, where net outlay sits at only £44million.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The trustee overseeing that trust has authorized limited payments to fund previous legal bills and Reiner’s jail commissary account, but has held off on allowing a more sizable outlay.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlay
Noun
  • On the flip side, doing the wrong thing meant point deductions.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Employers typically pick up most of the cost of health insurance, but workers must pay a portion of the tab, usually through paycheck deductions.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of deduction
Noun
  • Before 2021, foreign aid financed roughly three-quarters of public expenditures.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • At issue might have been higher-than-expected marketing expenditures that rose by 212 million euros for World Cup promotions.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of expenditure
Noun
  • Members of the hearing board made their determination on the abatement order with minor technical changes and new conditions at the district’s Diamond Bar headquarters.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Eliminating many of these township governments, mosquito abatement districts, and duplicative sanitation, library, school and park districts would be good government in a state that needs to reduce the burden on its taxpayers.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of abatement
Noun
  • This represents the highest single-object financial indemnity in British museum history, placing its formal valuation at more than double the price of the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After breaking the shackles of slavery, Haiti was forced to pay France an indemnity of 150 million francs in exchange for its recognition as a new nation.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of indemnity

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