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rebate

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


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It has called on the UK government to scrap any planned fuel duty rises in January, March and April and to introduce an essential user rebate for coaches, lorries and vans.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The risk is compounded by the elimination in 2021 of a rebate program that allowed tourists to reclaim the value-added tax they paid on souvenirs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Mr Long is waiting to hear from the local authority about his request for a council tax rebate.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

In May, Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a $1-billion rebate program for electric trucks, stating the state is committed to “clean technologies that will define the future of transportation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

It occurred to Schlimmer that, if he could find enough rebate cases, there would be a good bit of money in it on the division of the fines.

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

The state of Oklahoma issues the plates and registrations for the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations and a portion of the fees the state collects are then rebated back to the tribes.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 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

King closers are used at rebated openings formed in walls in Flemish bond, and by reason of the greater width of the back or "tail," add strength to the work.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

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

He had been brought before the executive committee on a charge of rebating preferred by Kendrick.

From Broken to the Plow by Charles Caldwell Dobie

An existing bill offering tax rebates on fiber-optic equipment was hastily rewritten to provide tax breaks on data center gear.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

A budget bill approved Tuesday morning also includes $25 million for home hardening grants, rebates or loans to be distributed through a separate program to be created by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The railroad companies yielded and promised to give equal rates to all shippers and to grant to no person either rebates or any other advantage whatever.

From The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by William Larrabee




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