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

Another critical commenter, Deymond Lashley, said that the scope was too broad, perhaps threatening discounts that customers depend on.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Retailers will probably rely on a mix of discounts, new merchandise and higher-end brands to keep customers coming.

— Juveria Tabassum, USA Today, 21 Aug. 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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Citing its investigation, the watchdog said 48 percent of the promotions were actually price increases, 40 percent were not real price deductions, and seven percent had a lower discount than advertised.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
On the flip side, doing the wrong thing meant point deductions.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of deductions

Noun

In the first 10 months of the 2026 fiscal year, interest costs have eclipsed Medicare healthcare outlays to become the second-largest line item in the federal budget, behind the Social Security pension system.

— Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
In the first 10 months of the 2026 fiscal year, interest costs have eclipsed Medicare health care outlays to become the second-largest line-item in the federal budget, behind the Social Security pension system.

— David Lawder, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of outlays

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Eligibility crisis Defense officials have long warned that America's obesity epidemic is a national security problem, shrinking the pool of young people eligible to serve -- which has translated to reductions in recruitment.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
For all the attention paid to billion-dollar budget reductions and management reforms, Bartos insists those victories represent only the beginning of the project.

— Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of reductions

Noun

Losses are commonplace in a market where revenue growth has not kept pace with rising transfer fees and wages.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
These adjustments reflect differences in market wages employers pay for similar jobs across geographic labor markets.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of wages

Noun

The head of Africa CDC, Jean Kaseya, on Thursday called on Congo’s government to pay the outstanding salaries, saying money was available and that paying workers was the government’s responsibility.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Jonathan Curtiss Sherman Oaks Pros and cons The WNBA has seen a very positive increase the last few years in viewership, ratings and salaries, which is good for them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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