| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refund given to purchaser |
| Synonyms: | abatement, allowance, bonus, deduction, discount, kickback, payback, reduction, reimbursement, remission, repayment, subtraction |
| Notes: | a rebate is a partial repayment, whereas a refund is a repayment of the total purchase price |
| Main Entry: | deduct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take away or out; reduce |
| Synonyms: | abstract, allow, bate, cut back, decrease by, diminish, discount, dock, draw back, knock off, lessen, rebate, reduce, remove, roll back, subtract, take, take from, take off, withdraw, write off |
| Notes: | deduce means to conclude by reasoning or in logic; adduce means to cite as proof or evidence; deduct means to take away from or subtract from another |
| Antonyms: | add, increase, raise |
| Main Entry: | deduction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something subtracted |
| Synonyms: | abatement, abstraction, allowance, credit, cut, decrease, decrement, depreciation, diminution, discount, dockage, excision, rebate, reduction, removal, subtraction, withdrawal, write-off |
| Antonyms: | addition, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | discount |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reduction in cost |
| Synonyms: | abatement, allowance, commission, concession, cut, cut rate, decrease, deduction, depreciation, diminution, drawback, exemption, knock-off, markdown, modification, percentage, premium, qualification, rebate, remission, rollback, salvage, something off, subtraction, tare |
| Antonyms: | increase, mark-up, premium, rise |
| Main Entry: | discount |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lower, reduce cost |
| Synonyms: | abate, allow, deduct, depreciate, diminish, hold a sale, knock off, make allowance for, mark down, modify, rebate, redeem, remove, sell at discount, strike off, subtract, take away, take off, undersell |
| Antonyms: | increase, mark up, raise |
| Main Entry: | peter out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dwindle, decrease |
| Synonyms: | abate, come to nothing, die out, diminish, drain, ebb, evaporate, fade, fail, give out, lessen, pall, rebate, recede, run dry, run out, stop, taper off, wane |
| Antonyms: | develop, grow, increase |
| Main Entry: | reduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make less; decrease |
| Synonyms: | abate, abridge, bankrupt, bant, break, cheapen, chop, clip, contract, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, debase, deflate, depreciate, depress, diet, dilute, diminish, discount, drain, dwindle, go on a diet, impair, impoverish, lessen, lose weight, lower, mark down, moderate, nutshell, pare, pauperize, rebate, recede, roll back, ruin, scale down, shave, shorten, slash, slim, slow down, step down, take off weight, taper, taper off, tone down, trim, truncate, turn down, weaken, wind down |
| Notes: | reduce means to cut down on; minimize means to make small or insignificant or represent as less important |
| Antonyms: | expand, extend, grow, increase, raise, upgrade |
| Main Entry: | refund |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | returned money |
| Synonyms: | acquittance, allowance, compensation, consolation, discharge, discount, give-back, give-up, kickback, money back, payment, rebate, reimbursement, remuneration, repayment, restitution, retribution, return, satisfaction, settlement |
| Notes: | a rebate is a partial repayment, whereas a refund is a repayment of the total purchase price |
| Main Entry: | repay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give back money or possession |
| Synonyms: | accord, award, balance, compensate, indemnify, make amends, make restitution, make up for, offset, pay back, pay dues, rebate, recompense, refund, reimburse, remunerate, requite, restore, return, reward, settle up, square* |
| Antonyms: | deprive, extort, penalize, seize, steal, take |