givebacks

Definition of givebacksnext
plural of giveback

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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Many drug discounts already existed through platforms such as GoodRx, drug policy experts pointed out.
    Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The farm also offers season passes for $57, also with similar discounts, that are good every day the farm is open, and include special parking.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • While anticipated, the cutbacks were deeper than expected, resulting in the shutdown of the Post’s renowned sports section, the elimination of its photography staff and sharp reductions in personnel responsible for coverage of metropolitan Washington and overseas.
    David Bauder, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • While anticipated, the cutbacks were deeper than expected, resulting in the shutdown of the Post’s renowned sports section, the elimination of its photography staff and sharp reductions in personnel responsible for coverage of metropolitan Washington and overseas.
    David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • At the Grand Prix Final in December, when Chock and Bates beat them in their only other head-to-head matchup, the judge had the Americans narrowly beating them in the free dance despite two deductions, including an egregious fall.
    Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But Everton, during that period, were little more than relegation scrappers, thanks to two significant points deductions in Dyche’s two seasons at the club.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Why should developers along this 2-mile stretch of Broadway receive sweeping property tax abatements for doing exactly what the law already requires?
    Jack Markowski, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The City of Boston agreed to stop inflating the assessed value, and taxes, for commercial properties that file abatements, according to a watchdog group that slammed the practice as retaliatory and unlawful and later filed suit against the city.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Givebacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/givebacks. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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