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

However, the tail end of summer is an excellent time to score some sweet deals on all things patio and outdoor, thanks to the steep discounts at Amazon’s online outlet.

— Brittany VanDerBill, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2026
Researchers found fake shops advertising discounts as high as 65%.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 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

Tax Policy Ken Paxton, Republican Paxton’s affordability plan includes a series of tax deductions.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
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

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

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However, the announcement does not provide quantified figures for cost savings, production-time reductions or improvements in battery performance.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
While Levine Cava’s reductions on late-night routes survived intact in the budget, commissioners agreed to take up the issue again this fall before the cuts took effect this spring.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of reductions

Noun

In 2011, Kobach was fined $5,000 by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission — KPDC’s precursor — for inaccurately reporting more than $75,000 in contributions and expenditures during the 2010 election.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
While Medicaid expenditures are increasing across the country, Ferrandino says Colorado is spending more of its General Fund on Medicaid -- specifically long-term care -- than all but five other states.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 18 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

Although many doctors do their best under the circumstances, unlivable public salaries have made bribe-taking increasingly common.

— Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
The military has struggled to adequately pay salaries as inflation soars and state budgets shrink.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

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