Refund Definition
rĭ-fŭnd, rēfŭnd
refunded, refunding, refunds
verb
refunded, refunding, refunds
To give back or pay back (money, etc.); repay.
Webster's New World
To make repayment.
Webster's New World
To fund again or anew.
Webster's New World
To use borrowed money, esp. the proceeds from the sale of a bond issue, to pay back (a loan) before or at maturity.
Webster's New World
To replace (an old bond issue) with a new bond issue, often at a lower rate of interest.
Webster's New World
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noun
refunds
A repayment of funds.
American Heritage
The act of refunding or the amount refunded; repayment.
Webster's New World
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.
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To replace debt before the original maturity date by issuing refunding bonds.
Webster's New World Finance
Origin of Refund
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Latin refundere; prefix re- re- + fundere to pour: compare French refondre, refonder. See fuse to melt, and compare refound to cast again, and refuse.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English refunden from Old French refunder from Latin refundere re- re- fundere to pour gheu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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