refund synonyms

refund

n.

return, reimbursement, repayment, remuneration, compensation, allowance, payment for expenses, rebate, discount, settlement, discharge, acquittance, satisfaction, consolation, money back; see also payment 1.

refund

v.

  1. To return

    pay back, reimburse, remit, repay, relinquish, indemnify, make good, balance, recoup, adjust, reward, restore, redeem, make repayment to, compensate, recompense, make up for, make amends, redress, remunerate, give back, settle, honor a claim, kick back*; see also pay 1, return 2.

  2. To put financial obligations on a new basis

    borrow, redeem, discharge, transmit, transfer, make over, resubscribe, commit, undertake, tax, renegotiate, renew, compensate, sell bonds, raise revenue, increase the public debt, issue securities.

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