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rebate

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


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To ease the burden on homeowners, the city offered a one-time 40% tax rebate for next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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

A resident who has not had a bin collection for six months since moving on to a new-build estate is seeking a 100% council tax rebate as compensation.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 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

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

In this and similar cases the side rails are rebated as shown in the section, and the bottom rail is thinner than the side rails to allow the glass to finish level upon it.

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

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

Despite the Interstate Commerce act, the practice of rebating had continued.

From The United States Since the Civil War by Charles Ramsdell Lingley

AAM said that brand-name drugmakers exploit this system by offering PBMs massive rebates on high-price original drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

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 new company received secret rebates ranging from 50 cents to $1.32 per barrel.

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


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