refunded; refunding; refunds
1
: to give or put back
2
: to return (money) in restitution, repayment, or balancing of accounts
Examples of refund in a Sentence
Verb (1)
will refund you your money
Noun
No refunds or exchanges are allowed.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
My credit card is going to fully refund that $1,300 chair because it was bought within 90 days.
—Abc News, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
File your taxes early in case employee cuts delay refunds
The mantra to file your tax returns early may have new meaning this year, reports Medora Lee.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Her lore reveal indicates that her childlike stature doesn't always inspire confidence in her apprentices at first with some even requesting their money to be refunded upon seeing her.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
My credit card is going to fully refund that $1,300 chair because it was bought within 90 days.
—Abc News, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
Image Image DealBook’s Lauren Hirsch is in Miami Beach at the FII Priority conference, where President Trump floated the idea of sending Americans a dividend or refund check from money saved by DOGE rather than use all of it to pay down the debt.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
File your taxes early in case employee cuts delay refunds
The mantra to file your tax returns early may have new meaning this year, reports Medora Lee.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Refund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refund. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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refund
2 of 3 noun
re·fund
ˈrē-ˌfənd 
1
: the act of refunding
2
: an amount of money refunded
refund
3 of 3 verb
re·fund
(ˈ)rē-ˈfənd
: to fund a debt again
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