refund
ˈriː.fʌnd
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Noun

money backmoney returned to a payer
  • She received a full refund for the returned item..
reimbursement repayment

Verb

tr.
return paymentgive back money previously paid
  • The store agreed to refund the full amount of the purchase..
compensate reimburse repay
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Expressions with refund

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money given back to someone who returns or cancels a purchase
The store offered a cash refund for the damaged shoes.
reimbursement from the government for excess taxes paid
The tax refund was deposited into his account.
formal request asking for paid money to be given back
You must submit a refund claim within thirty days of purchase.
percentage of sold items or payments that are returned to buyers
The company monitors its refund rate to spot product quality issues.
pay back only the extra money someone paid above the correct amount
If the ticket price goes down, they will refund the difference.
money paid back by government to support selling goods abroad
Farmers relied on the export refund to sell surplus grain overseas.

Origin of refund

Latin, refundere (to pour back)

Terms with refund included in their meaning

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refund purchase
receive the money you paid returned to you
shopping
return an item for a refund
refund
act of returning cash to a store or business
guarantee
guaranteeing a refund if not satisfied
commerce
sales policy meaning customers cannot take goods back for refund
finance
document showing refund or credit
money back
refund or reimbursement given back
business agreement
with the option to return unsold goods for a refund

Examples of refund in a sentence

  • He was relieved to get a refund after the product malfunctioned.
  • They promised to refund my ticket due to the cancellation.
  • The company will refund the shipping charges.

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  1. French:remboursement, rembourser, ...
  2. German:Rückerstattung, zurückerstatten, ...
  3. Italian:rimborso, rimborsare, ...
  4. Spanish:reembolso, devolver, ...
  5. Portuguese:reembolso, devolver, ...
  6. Chinese:退款, 退还, ...
  7. Japanese:返金, 返金する, ...
  8. Arabic:استِرْجاع, رَدَّ, ...
  9. Hebrew:הֶחְזֵר, לְהַחְזִיר, ...
  10. Russian:возврат, возвращать деньги, ...
  11. Ukrainian:повернення коштів, повернути, ...
  12. Hindi:धनवापसी, पैसे वापस करना, ...
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