refund
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (verb) enPR: rĭfŭnd', IPA: /rɪˈfʌnd/, X-SAMPA: /rI"fVnd/
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Audio (US) (file) - (noun) enPR: rē'fŭnd', IPA: /ˈriːfʌnd/, X-SAMPA: /"rI:fVnd/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌnd
Etymology [edit]
Latin refundere; prefix re- re- + fundere to pour: compare French refondre, refonder. See fuse to melt, and compare refound to cast again, and refuse.
Verb [edit]
refund (third-person singular simple present refunds, present participle refunding, simple past and past participle refunded)
- (transitive) 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.
- (obsolete) To supply again with funds.
- to refund a railroad loan
- (obsolete, rare) To pour back.
- Were the humours of the eye tinctured with any colour, they would refund that colour upon the object. — Ray.
Translations [edit]
to return (money) to (someone)
Noun [edit]
refund (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.
Translations [edit]
amount of money returned
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