rebates

noun

plural of rebate
1
as in discounts

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2
as in refunds

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebates
  1. discounts
  2. refunds
  3. deductions
  4. outlays
  5. reductions
  6. expenditures
  7. wages
  8. salaries
Noun
  • In the year that followed, Menin’s group worked to put on public art shows and concerts in downtown neighborhoods, and offer discounts downtown businesses.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Customer Appreciation Sale will offer 30% off dozens of Nintendo Switch digital games and bundles, and discounts on select physical games, downloadable content, accessories and apparel.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 11 Sep. 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
Noun
  • This status also serves as a crucial fundraising tool, as donations from alumni and others become eligible for tax deductions.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Sami claimed deductions totaling about $98,000 over three years as charitable and marketing expenses.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of deductions
Noun
  • 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
  • Interest payments alone have cost the Treasury more than its outlays for the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, the Small Business Administration, the Department of Commerce, and the Environmental Protection Agency, combined.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of outlays
Noun
  • The soy-tomato condition showed significant reductions in key markers of inflammation.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2026
  • And on the opposite side of the same coin, the solutions to inflation – spending reductions and higher taxes – are massively unpopular and could hurt the economy in the short run.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of reductions
Noun
  • In the eyes of rival executives, Moreno opted for the flashy purchase over steady, incremental expenditures.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • When scaled across hundreds of millions of users, those fractions add up to massive daily expenditures.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of expenditures
Noun
  • For low-income households that depend on daily wages, even a short interruption to work can have serious consequences for household wellbeing and food security.
    — Ali Asif Shawon, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Bank of America’s millions of customers give it insight into spending, wages and credit trends that can complement official government economic reports.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of wages
Noun
  • Unions serve as a vital counterbalance in an economy where corporate profits and executive salaries often overshadow the needs of the workforce.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The teams that play in the richest league in the world are able to pay fees and salaries that increasingly few in continental Europe can match.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of salaries

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