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rebate

[ree-beyt, ree-beyt, ri-beyt] / ˈri beɪt, ˈri beɪt, rɪˈbeɪt /


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The rebate is paid for by a levy on all energy users that is collected and redistributed via bills.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

IDEX, which sells pumps and valves to a range of industries, said it expected to rebate $14.7 million to customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

First Secretary of State Louise Haigh told the BBC that there was not currently a mechanism in place for mayors to offer a rebate.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

It is now able to bale its own aluminum, cardboard, and other materials used and discarded at the arena from event days and gets a rebate from Waste Management for taking it off their hands.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Now, I’ve got the job of straightening this matter out so that both the policies and the company will be unassailable under the rebate law.

From The Best Policy by Elliott Flower

Yes, it would involve taxing all electric power, but some of that could be rebated based on average per-home power usage before electric vehicles became popular.

From Washington Post Mar. 25, 2021

A better idea would be a market-based carbon tax, with revenue rebated to consumers.

From Washington Times Aug. 22, 2018

One was a program related to robo-adviser unit Amerivest that rebated some fees for new clients whose portfolios performed poorly.

From Reuters Dec. 6, 2016

It will aim to be revenue neutral, however, because Washington’s sales tax will be cut by 1% and further tax rebated will be given to manufacturers and low-income households.

From The Guardian Nov. 4, 2016

This, as its name implies, amounted to one-fifth of the seigneury's value; but it rarely accrued, and even when it did the generous monarch usually rebated a part or all of it.

From The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism by William Bennett Munro

UnitedHealth plans to return profits from the Affordable Care Act marketplace to consumers by voluntarily eliminating and rebating profits this year.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

Sales have steadily declined since hitting $19.14 billion world-wide in 2015, however, partly because insurers have limited use to the dwindling supply of the sickest patients and Gilead has increased rebating to cope with competition.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 24, 2018

“As much as the drugmakers complain about the rebating scheme, they’ve grown as dependent on its subterfuge, opacity and inequity as everyone else in the system,” he wrote.

From Washington Post Mar. 10, 2017

It would also create a detailed program for rebating those revenues to economically vulnerable populations who would be adversely affected by the subsequent hit to the fossil fuel industries.

From New York Times Nov. 18, 2015

It is fixed in position by slightly rebating the edge of the door and fastening with ordinary countersunk brass screws.

From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by William Fairham

But with rebates flowing, counterparties are now suing some of these companies for pocketing those higher costs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

The subsidies and rebates offered by some local governments may not be enough to offset the cost of the switch.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Rival retailer Target recently said it had received $1bn in rebates, boosting its profits.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The rebates are available only to first-time EV buyers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

The commissary was a source of revenue and there were certain commissions and rebates in the purchase of equipment which he did not mention but which added materially to his income.

From The Lady Doc by Caroline Lockhart




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