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giveback

giveback

4.7
The return of money or property to its previous owner
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɪvˌbæk/
  • US
translation icon : restitución
  • The court ordered a giveback of the stolen property to its rightful owner.

Examples

  • After the settlement, the plaintiff received a giveback that restored the lost funds.

  • They received a giveback after the lawsuit settlement.

  • After negotiations, the company agreed to a giveback of employee benefits.

  • The charity organized a giveback event to return unused supplies to the community.

  • The company announced a giveback to its loyal customers.

  • The court ordered a giveback of the stolen property to its rightful owner.

  • The organization facilitated a giveback of supplies to families affected by the natural disaster.

Synonyms

return
vsgiveback
231 1.0

An act of giving something back to its owner

is narrower, mainly used when restitution or compensation is required
refund
vsgiveback
115 1.1

Money given back when someone paid too much or is not happy with what they bought

includes that action but also covers returning property or rights as compensation
reimbursement
vsgiveback
49 4.0

Money paid back to someone for costs they paid

is about returning value as compensation beyond only expense repayment
restitution
vsgiveback
  • Specialized
38 6.9

Giving back something lost or paying money for damage

is broader, covering money, property, or rights especially as formal compensation
full refund
vsgiveback
7 1.8

A complete return of the money you paid for something

can also mean returning property or rights rather than only full payments
retrocession
vsgiveback
  • Formal
9.9

The return of land or rights to a former owner

is more general, covering money, property, or rights beyond land cases
regaining
vsgiveback
3.5

Getting something back after you lost or gave it away

implies returning to a previous owner as compensation rather than personal recovery

Antonyms

seizure
  • Formal
71 6.1

Taking property by force or by a court order

5 7.0

Keeping something and not giving it when others expect it

How Complete

restoration
98 3.4
full refund
7 1.8
restitution
  • Specialized
38 6.9
giveback
  • US
4.7
return
231 1.0

Surface Forms

giveback singular
givebacks plural

Morphology

giveback = give + back (transparent) = give + back

Built from the phrasal verb 'give back' meaning 'to return'; the noun meaning 'the act of returning' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Giveback is made of give and back, which mean 'to return', like handing something back to its owner. So a giveback is the act of returning money, property, or rights to their previous or rightful owner.