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Definition of refund verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

refund

verb
 
/rɪˈfʌnd/
 
/rɪˈfʌnd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they refund
 
/rɪˈfʌnd/
 
/rɪˈfʌnd/
he / she / it refunds
 
/rɪˈfʌndz/
 
/rɪˈfʌndz/
past simple refunded
 
/rɪˈfʌndɪd/
 
/rɪˈfʌndɪd/
past participle refunded
 
/rɪˈfʌndɪd/
 
/rɪˈfʌndɪd/
-ing form refunding
 
/rɪˈfʌndɪŋ/
 
/rɪˈfʌndɪŋ/
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  1. to give somebody their money back, especially because they have paid too much or because they are not satisfied with something they bought synonym reimburse
    • refund something Tickets cannot be exchanged or money refunded.
    • Your money will be refunded in full.
    • refund something to somebody We will refund your money to you in full if you are not entirely satisfied.
    • If you are not satisfied with the goods, the price will be refunded to you.
    • refund somebody something We will refund you your money in full.
    Topics Moneyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • in full
    • gladly
    • promptly
    preposition
    • to
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘pour back’ and ‘restore’): from Old French refonder or Latin refundere, from re- ‘back’ + fundere ‘pour’, later associated with the verb fund. The noun dates from the mid 19th cent.
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