refund

B1 Topic:Shopping & Services

US /ɹɪˈfʌnd/ See IPA manual

Freq #12298

Meanings

1

noun
Money that is given back to you, usually because you returned something.

If the camera is faulty, you can return it for a full refund.
2

verb
To give someone their money back.

The store refunded the difference when she found a lower price.

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1 noun · money that is given back to... repayment

2 verb · to give someone their money... reimburse return

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Forms refundedrefundingrefunds

Derived forms nonrefundedprerefundedrefundabilityrefundablerefundeerefundmentunrefundedunrefunding

Etymology

From Middle English refunden, refounden, from Old French refondre, refonder, refunder (“to restore; pay back”), from Latin refundere; prefix re- (“re-”) + fundere (“to pour”): compare French refondre, refonder. See fuse (“to melt”), and compare refound (“to cast again”), and refuse.

*ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European refunden Middle English

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# refund

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈfʌnd/
**Frequency rank:** 12298

## Meanings
1. Money that is given back to you, usually because you returned something.
2. To give someone their money back.

## Examples
- If the camera is faulty, you can return it for a full refund.
- The store refunded the difference when she found a lower price.

## Derived Forms
- nonrefunded
- prerefunded
- refundability
- refundable
- refundee
- refundment
- unrefunded
- unrefunding

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵʰewd-
- Root: refunden

## Etymology
From Middle English refunden, refounden, from Old French refondre, refonder, refunder (“to restore; pay back”), from Latin refundere; prefix re- (“re-”) + fundere (“to pour”): compare French refondre, refonder. See fuse (“to melt”), and compare refound (“to cast again”), and refuse.

## AI Etymology
Refund comes from Middle English refunden, refounden, from Old French refondre, refonder, refunder (“to restore; pay back”), from Latin refundere; prefix re- (“re-”) + fundere (“to pour”): compare French refondre, refonder. See fuse (“to melt”), and compare refound (“to cast again”), and refuse. Modern senses include money that is given back to you, usually because you returned something. and to give someone their money back.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonrefunded, prerefunded, refundability, refundable, refundee, and refundment.

## Topics
- Shopping & Services

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