REBATE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

rebate

noun

Definition of rebate

as in discount

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as in refund

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Recent Examples of rebate The film received the location attraction tax rebate offered by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and administered by the Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO). — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 That California hasn’t voted a real tax rebate to keep production here is insane. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 Propel Atlanta is partnering with the city of Atlanta to relaunch its e-bike rebate program. — Leondra Head, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 Atlanta was among the first cities in the Southeast to launch an e-bike rebate program two years ago, said the ARC’s program coordinator Ben Kamber, who helps administer the project. — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rebate

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Noun

Medicare patients should not pay coinsurance as though the discount did not exist.

— Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Stewart, 85, said on MasterClass’s Other People’s Business podcast that her licensing partnership with the discount chain once brought in as much as $65 million a year in royalties.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of discount

Noun

Over 11,000 Coral Gables residents who pay city garbage collection fees are expected to get a $75 refund check in the coming months.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Judge Eaton wrote that a class action suit is one avenue importers can take to push forward the refund process.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of refund

Noun

Hinson said the bill’s reductions to Medicaid spending for Iowa will be offset by the Rural Health Transformation Program, which allots $50 billion divided among all 50 states over the next five years.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
Higher borrowing costs will eventually force a reduction in credit and spending, weighing on economic activity and potentially spilling over into equity markets, Dalio said.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of reduction

Noun

By comparison, total spending jumped 102% in that span, with outlays on social security and employment up 207%, science and technology up 137%, and defense up 141%.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
This time, France's large pension outlays and its need to rein in public spending leave little room for maneuver.

— Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlay

Noun

By donating appreciated stock, a client could avoid a significant capital gains tax liability while also getting a substantial charitable deduction.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Though Holmes remembers nothing, flashes of his razor-sharp skills of deduction begin to show.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of deduction

Noun

Ellison has taken an opposing view from his predecessors who confronted crumbling industry economics by cutting expenditures to boost their corporate bottom lines.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Additional concerns include technological obsolescence, refinancing risk, construction delays, and the need for continuing capital expenditure.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of expenditure

Noun

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

— Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Minhee told me that public-reporting requirements vary state to state on the eighty-five per cent of the settlement that must be spent on opioid abatement.

— Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of abatement

Noun

In reality, holdbacks are about risk allocation, indemnity or unresolved diligence items.

— Mike McIsaac CPA, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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

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