Meaning of REFUND
| Pronunciation: | | [n]'reefund, [v]ri'fund, ree'fund
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- [n] the act of returning money received previously
- [n] money returned to a payer
- [v] pay back; "Please refund me my money"
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| | Synonyms: | | give back, repay, repayment, return |
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| | See Also: | | defrayal, defrayment, discount, pay, payment, payment, rebate, reimburse, restitute, restore | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Re*fund"\ (r?*f?nd"), v. t. [Pref. re- + fund.]
To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new
fund; as, to refund a railroad loan.
\Re*fund"\ (r?*f?nd"), v. t. [L. refundere; pref. re- re-
+ fundere to pour: cf. F. refondre, refonder. See {Fuse} to
melt, and cf. {Refound} to cast again, 1st {Refuse}.]
1. To pour back. [R. & Obs.]
Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color,
they would refund that color upon the object. --Ray.
2. To give back; to repay; to restore.
A governor, that had pillaged the people, was . . .
sentenced to refund what he had wrongfully taken.
--L'Estrange.
3. To supply again with funds; to reimburse. [Obs.]
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