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rebate

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


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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

Nissan and Volvo are still determining their rebate timelines.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

First-time electric vehicle buyers in California can now snag a $3,500 instant rebate on new EVs made by Tesla, Hyundai or Lucid.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

But he said if he was handed a slice of local income tax, he would "create a new rebate scheme to put money back into people's pockets".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The man who gets or accepts a rebate is taking a risk.

From The Best Policy by Elliott Flower

And they didn’t get any of their taxes rebated.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2021

Under the program, the permitting approval process for outdoor seating will be shortened and application fees will be waived or rebated.

From Washington Post May 26, 2020

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

Then near the corslet, at the monarch's heart, With all his strength, the youth directs his dart: But the broad belt, with plates of silver bound, The point rebated, and repell'd the wound.

From The Iliad by Alexander Pope

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

And the rebate being always less than the discount rate, less pounds sterling come off the face of the bill in the process of rebating than of discounting.

From Elements of Foreign Exchange A Foreign Exchange Primer by Franklin Escher

Cement makers, steel producers and other energy-intensive industries are only partly compensated by government rebates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

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

The law also required drug makers to pay the government rebates on medicines prescribed to seniors if their prices increase faster than inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

I’m not sure that that wouldn’t be considered worse than giving rebates on premiums.”

From The Best Policy by Elliott Flower




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