refund

re·fund

Use refund in a sentence

Clara got a refund for the earrings that she returned.

noun

The definition of a refund is an amount of money given back.
The $17 that was returned to you after you brought back a shirt that fit badly is an example of a refund.

verb

Refund is to give money back.
A company giving your money back on a defective toaster is an example of refund.

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refund

to give back or pay back (money, etc.); repay

Origin of refund

Middle English refunden from Middle French or L: Middle French refonder from Classical Latin refundere from re-, back + fundere, to pour: see found

to make repayment

the act of refunding or the amount refunded; repayment

to fund again or anew
Finance
1. to use borrowed money, esp. the proceeds from the sale of a bond issue, to pay back (a loan) before or at maturity
2. to replace (an old bond issue) with a new bond issue, often at a lower rate of interest

Origin of refund

re- + fund

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refund

verb

re·fund·ed, re·fund·ing, re·funds

verb

transitive

To give back, especially money; return or repay: refunded the purchase price.

verb

intransitive

To make repayment.

noun

A repayment of funds.
An amount repaid.

Origin of refund

Middle English refunden from Old French refunder from Latin refundere re- re- fundere to pour ; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

re·fund′a·ble
adjective

re·fund′er
noun

re·fund′ment
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present refunds, present participle refunding, simple past and past participle refunded)

To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.
A governor, that had pillaged the people, was [...] sentenced to refund what he had wrongfully taken. "” L'Estrange.
If you find this computer for sale anywhere at a lower price, we'll refund you the difference.

Noun

(plural refunds)

An amount of money returned.
If the camera is faulty, you can return it to the store where you bought it for a refund.

Origin

Latin refundere; prefix re- re- + fundere to pour: compare French refondre, refonder. See fuse to melt, and compare refound to cast again, and refuse.