refund

[verb ri-fuhnd, ree-fuhnd; noun ree-fuhnd]

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verb (used with object)

to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
to make repayment to; reimburse.

verb (used without object)

to make repayment.

noun

an act or instance of refunding.
an amount refunded.

Origin of refund

1350–1400; Middle English refunden (v.) < Latin refundere to pour back, equivalent to re- re- + fundere to pour; see found³

Related formsre·fund·a·ble, adjectivere·fund·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·fund·er, nounre·fund·ment, nounnon·re·fund·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·re·fund·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·fund·a·ble, adjective

refund

[ree-fuhnd]

verb (used with object)

to fund anew.
Finance.
1. to meet (a matured debt structure) by new borrowing, especially through issuance of bonds.
2. to replace (an old issue) with a new one.

Origin of refund

First recorded in 1855–60; re- + fund

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Related Words for refunded

discharged, paid, repaid, acquitted, renewed, revised, reconstituted, redeemed, reissued, reestablished, renegotiated

Examples from the Web for refunded

Contemporary Examples of refunded

If customers purchase the dress, the $482 fee will be dropped from their final bill, but if not, their deposit is not refunded.
Is Sheryl Sandberg Dodging The Fashion Question?; Vera Wang Charges Dress Try-On Fee
The Fashion Beast Team
March 25, 2013

Historical Examples of refunded

And if the cat fall short in any of these particulars, a third of her price had to be refunded.
Concerning Cats
Helen M. Winslow
The money could be refunded, and the costs paid—somehow that can all be managed.
Loyalties (Fifth Series Plays)
John Galsworthy
My outlay, however, was all refunded from this appropriation.
The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier
Charles E. Flandrau
It is but just to state that when this fact was discovered, by the committee the money was refunded.
The Red Cross in Peace and War
Clara Barton
It represents now, of course, a remnant of our war debt, not refunded.
Honest Money
Arthur Isaac Fonda

British Dictionary definitions for refunded

refund

verb (rɪˈfʌnd) (tr)

to give back (money), as when an article purchased is unsatisfactory
to reimburse (a person)

noun (ˈriːˌfʌnd)

return of money to a purchaser or the amount so returned

Derived Formsrefundable, adjectiverefunder, noun

Word Origin for refund

C14: from Latin refundere to pour back, from re- + fundere to pour

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Word Origin and History for refunded

refund

"to give back, restore," early 15c. (earlier "to pour back," late 14c.), from Old French refunder "restore" and directly from Latin refundere "give back, restore, return," literally "pour back, flow back," from re- "back" (see re-) + fundere "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Specifically of money from 1550s. Related: Refunded; refunding.

refund

"a return of money paid," 1782, from refund (v.).