rebate

noun

Definition of rebatenext
1
as in discount

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2
as in refund

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Recent Examples of rebate The county proposed raising the rebate by $1 per year over the next five years. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The 20 percent base credit on labor costs could be combined with preexisting state incentives, which in South Carolina’s case is a 20-25 percent rebate on employee wages and a 25-30 percent rebate on supplies. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 The film received the location attraction tax rebate offered by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and administered by the Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO). — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 That California hasn’t voted a real tax rebate to keep production here is insane. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rebate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebate
  1. discount
  2. refund
  3. reduction
  4. outlay
  5. deduction
  6. expenditure
  7. abatement
  8. indemnity
Noun
  • Today's Amazon Deals of the Day is doing just that, by running epic discounts on some of the best home security tech out there.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers ran 100,000 simulations using different revenue and discount-rate assumptions, and 85% produced a net loss for the state.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of discount
Noun
  • Drafting a reply to a customer gives a person something to review, but actually issuing the refund changes a customer’s account.
    — Swapnil Upganlawar, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • While Walmart did not issue a press release, recalled items can usually be returned to the place of purchase for a refund.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of refund
Noun
  • The district plans to make about $1 million in reductions during the 2027-28 academic year regardless of the referendum, according an infographic from the district.
    — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Schmidt expects that kind of workforce reduction to become more common as AI makes businesses more efficient.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of reduction
Noun
  • But a slightly nicer-looking GTA 6 isn't remotely worth that kind of cash outlay.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But then again, anyone who wants this set is in their thirties or forties and can probably afford that outlay for the nostalgia trip.
    — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of outlay
Noun
  • Along with preventing that tax increase, the law added deductions for qualifying tips and overtime pay, as well as certain auto loan interest.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This is required to meet the IRS's legal standards for taking a tax deduction on a charitable contribution.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of deduction
Noun
  • According to the district’s chief business officer Gerardo Castillo, Sac City Unified’s initial report included only its 2025-26 expenditures and left out spending from 2024-25.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • However, skeptics are getting more vocal in their concerns that returns on AI investment won't justify the capital expenditures.
    — Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of expenditure
Noun
  • Breaking the law can trigger Boise’s nuisance abatement process, which allows city staff to come in and clear the problem, possibly billing a property owner for associated costs.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In another landmark ruling in New Mexico state court, Meta was ordered to pay a total of nearly $1 billion in civil penalties and abatement for misleading the public about the safety of its products.
    — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of abatement
Noun
  • Schultz bought prize indemnity insurance, which covers the cost of contest and promotion prizes, and offered $50,000 to anyone who brought in a pumpkin that weighed 1,000 pounds or more.
    — Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In reality, holdbacks are about risk allocation, indemnity or unresolved diligence items.
    — Mike McIsaac CPA, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
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