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

May was noted to be the biggest month for e-commerce in the brand’s history, said to be achieved without discounts or promotions.

— Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Each spot will offer three or four cocktails at steep discounts.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 25 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

Amaral listed some of the other advantages of co-producing with Brazil, including production services at lower rates, incredibly high-quality crews, and tax deductions and incentives in certain states.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, Republicans are hoping that voters will reward them for the tax cuts in their domestic policy megabill, like deductions for overtime and tips.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of deductions

Noun

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

Noun

As part of that proposal, which has not been previously reported, the Ryans agreed to cover half of the eight-figure expenditures that had been incurred to that point to walk away.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Next week will bring the release of the personal consumption expenditures price index for August.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of expenditures

Noun

The Writers Guild of America later joined the fray, with a lawsuit that argued the merger would suppress wages and worsen working conditions for writers by creating a single mega-buyer of film and television programming.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Most men have seen their real wages fall over the past four decades, and a growing share of young men are dropping out of the workforce.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of wages

Noun

Prison workers ask for raises Nicole Solovskoy, a registered nurse at California Health Care Facility, said many essential workers would like to see a special salary adjustment to bolster salaries.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Experts say the Houthis have struggled to pay salaries to civil servants, including public sector doctors and diverted most tax revenues to their military wing.

— Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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