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
  • Many of her events cost $15 or less, and Torres offers discounts or other financial support for women who want to attend but don’t have the financial means to.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Millions of agents will fight for the same rooms, flights, and discounts.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 July 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
  • High-income taxpayers often spend considerable energy searching for additional deductions while overlooking the much larger impact of structural planning.
    — D. Scott Kenik, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Readers are encouraged to check individual organization websites for contact information and current hours before dropping off items, and ask respective organizations about receipts for possible tax deductions.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Definition of deductions
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  • The company still expects capital expenditures in excess of $25 billion this year, and executives are now predicting even larger outlays going forward.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
  • The All-America survey finds that 60% of those with incomes below $30,000 are reducing their outlays for essentials, compared with just 35% of those with incomes above $100,000.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of outlays
Noun
  • The district has struggled financially for years before the latest reductions.
    — Velvet Wu July 25, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • Hefty stockpiles among major consumers, alongside reductions in demand, have so far kept oil prices from careering out of control.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of reductions
Noun
  • Meanwhile, hyperscalers have been committing hundreds of billions of dollars a year on capital expenditures to build out AI infrastructure as quickly as possible.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • Management now expects to spend between $195 billion and $205 billion on capital expenditures this year and signaled spending will rise again in 2027.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 25 July 2026
Definition of expenditures
Noun
  • Sudden closures and delays in wages and severance pay have also prompted street protests and clashes with authorities, with the minimum wage still a persistent flashpoint.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • Businesses could also face higher borrowing costs which could lead to stagnant wages and pricier goods and services for consumers.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of wages
Noun
  • As for the college game, there is no public list of salaries so information is harder to pin down.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Last week, health workers at Bunia General Hospital, the region’s largest medical center, had already gone on strike over unpaid salaries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of salaries

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