refund

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Pronunciation

• (verb) enPR: rĭfŭnd', IPA: /ɹɪˈfʌnd/
• (noun) enPR: rē'fŭnd', IPA: /ˈɹiːfʌnd/

Verb

refund (refunds, present participle refunding; past and past participle refunded)

1. (transitive) To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.

   If you find this computer for sale anywhere at a lower price, we'll refund you the difference.

   • A governor, that had pillaged the people, was […] sentenced to refund what he had wrongfully taken.

2. (transitive, obsolete) To supply again with funds.

   to refund a railroad loan

3. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To pour back.

   • Were the humours of the eye tinctured with any colour, they would refund that colour upon the object.

Translations

• French: rembourser
• German: erstatten, zurückerstatten
• Italian: rimborsare, rifondere, ripagare, restituire
• Portuguese: reembolsar
• Russian: компенси́ровать
• Spanish: reembolsar, devolver

Noun

refund (plural refunds)

1. An amount of money returned.

   If the camera is faulty, you can return it to the store where you bought it for a full refund.

Translations

• French: remboursement
• German: Erstattung, Rückerstattung, Rückzahlung
• Italian: rimborso
• Portuguese: reembolso
• Russian: компенса́ция
• Spanish: reembolso

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