Refund
Pronunciation
- verb enPR: rÄfÅnd', IPA: /rɪˈfÊŒnd/
- noun enPR: rÄ“'fÅnd', IPA: /ˈriËfÊŒnd/
- Rhymes: -ÊŒnd
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.
Full definition of refund
Verb
- (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.
Noun
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.