• Refund

    Pronunciation

    • verb enPR: rÄ­fÅ­nd', IPA: /rɪˈfÊŒnd/
    • noun enPR: rÄ“'fÅ­nd', IPA: /ˈriːfÊŒnd/
    • 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

    1. (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.
    2. (obsolete) To supply again with funds.to refund a railroad loan
    3. (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)
    1. An amount of money returned.If the camera is faulty, you can return it to the store where you bought it for a refund.

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