refund²

B1 Topic:Personal Finance

US /ɹɪˈfʌnd/ UK /ɹɪˈfʌnd/ See IPA manual

verb

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Homographs: refund¹ /ˈɹiːfʌnd/ — noun

Pronunciation and word origins: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Meanings

1

verb
To give someone their money back.

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

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Synonyms

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

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.

Topics

Personal Finance Shopping & Services

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