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   Re·fund

   verb

   • 1. pay back (money), typically to a customer who is not satisfied with goods or services bought: "if you're not delighted with your purchase, we guarantee to refund your money in full" Similar repaygive backreturnpay backrestorereplacemake goodreimbursecompensaterecompensesquare accounts withsettle up withmake restitution/amends torecoupremunerateindemnify
   • ▪ pay back money to (someone): "I'll refund you for the apples and any other damage"

   noun

   • 1. a repayment of a sum of money, typically to a dissatisfied customer: "you are entitled to reject it and insist on a refund"

   Word Origin late 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 century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. refundable adjective

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