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

Today's Walmart Deals of the Day feature epic discounts on high-performance audio gear to make your daily routine a musical masterpiece.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Rather than relying on discounts to drive traffic, the company can use product innovation and marketing to give customers a reason to visit at full price.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of discounts

Noun

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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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

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Retatrutide has produced some of the largest weight loss results reported in obesity drug trials to date, and Bikman said published data on the drug demonstrate substantial reductions in liver fat, triglycerides and fasting insulin.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Adding creatine to an exercise and diet intervention resulted in greater reductions in body fat percentage, better preservation of lean body mass, and marked improvements in upper- and lower-body strength compared to a placebo.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of reductions

Noun

That was also the takeaway from Wednesday’s cooler-than-expected August personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge.

— Alexa LoMonaco,Jeff Nash, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Even before these changes, a 2026 Mavvrik survey of 396 organizations found that AI expenditures eroded gross margins at about four out of five enterprises for the second consecutive year.

— Aruna Veerappan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of expenditures

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Historians have said the act played a key role in expanding insurance for American workers because employers, unable to offer higher wages, offered insurance and other types of fringe benefits.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Cast members want high wages, and these all sort of tug in the opposite direction of each other.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of wages

Noun

Scout is partnering with technical colleges, emphasizing sustainable careers over gig work by offering high salaries, comprehensive medical care and planned on-site childcare, Keogh said.

— Chase Jordan October 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
The Brooklyn Museum’s second contract guarantees annual raises and increases the minimum salaries for full-time positions to between $63,585 and $129,854, depending on position level.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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