REBATES Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

rebates

noun

plural of rebate

as in discounts

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Recent Examples of rebates 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

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Noun

Boruchow said that part of the off-price retailer's value to brands is its ability to quietly sell excess merchandise without widely advertising those discounts online.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
While some brands and retailers rarely offer discounts—or don’t even maintain an ongoing sale or clearance section—Revolve gives shoppers plenty of deals around the clock.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of discounts

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Wes Harrell, a broker and head of a trading group at capital markets firm Seaport Global, told Fortune that in these instances, the loan-to-value ratio of potential refunds used as collateral might be about 50%, meaning a $10 million refund claim would only be worth $5 million as a loan.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Organizers said guests who purchased VIP concert upgrades for Sunday will receive refunds and will be contacted directly with additional details about the refund process.

— CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

Definition of refunds

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Pay supplements and expense allowances boost their earnings to about $82,000 before taxes and other deductions, according to a Miami Herald review of payroll records.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Qualified mortgage interest can be deductible for homeowners who meet the requirements and itemize their deductions.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of deductions

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The district plans to spend $216 million on capital outlays, up from $132 million, including the ongoing Unite U-46 construction projects and the purchase of new buses.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
The Lawrence deal changed the Bengals’ math this offseason, and de facto general manager Duke Tobin spoke before training camp about the future outlays and challenges in completing those deals.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of outlays

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The company made headcount reductions at AOL, Eventbrite, and Vimeo, following the acquisitions.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
During the interim period between presidents, the university convened a committee to find short-term solutions to some issues such as the reductions in graduate students and grant funding.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of reductions

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
The arrival of Netflix in many regions, including South Korea and areas of Africa, has been a watershed moment that helped turbocharge local production infrastructure, jobs and expenditures.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of expenditures

Noun

The union’s foremost demand has been a contract that guarantees wages commensurate with the skyrocketing cost of living for a single adult New Yorker.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The next phase will hinge on whether collective bargaining and changes to the commercial relationships between brands and suppliers can move wages where voluntary factory-level programs have struggled to do so.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

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