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cashback

British  
/ ˈkæʃˌbæk /

noun

    1. a discount offered in return for immediate payment

    2. ( as modifier )

      cashback price £519.99 — save £30!

    1. a service provided by some supermarkets in which customers paying by debit card can draw cash

    2. the cash so drawn

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I'm looking for this sort of win-win situation where they recover more at the same time as getting more money back into Cashback for Communities," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

If you prefer shopping online, visit a cash-back portal like Top Cashback or Rakuten before you pay.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Merseyside Police said the couple, of Birkdale, Southport, successfully bid for £75,000 from its Community Cashback Fund to improve the club's facilities and buy equipment.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2022

Market leader Quidco, with around a 55% share, and Top Cashback, with around 40% – which both launched in 2005 and have been growing steadily since – say they are financially secure.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2011

The new members won, too, because they got access to products like PenFed’s excellent Visa Platinum Cashback Rewards credit card.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2010

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