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- [verb ri-fuhnd, ree-fuhnd; noun ree-fuhnd]
- /verb rɪˈfʌnd, ˈri fʌnd; noun ˈri fʌnd/
- /ˈriː.fʌnd/
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- [verb ri-fuhnd, ree-fuhnd; noun ree-fuhnd]
- /verb rɪˈfʌnd, ˈri fʌnd; noun ˈri fʌnd/
Definitions of refund word
- verb with object refund to fund anew. 1
- verb with object refund Finance. to meet (a matured debt structure) by new borrowing, especially through issuance of bonds. to replace (an old issue) with a new one. 1
- verb without object refund to make repayment. 1
- noun refund an act or instance of refunding. 1
- noun refund an amount refunded. 1
- noun refund money returned 1
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Origin of refund
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English refunden (v.) < Latin refundere to pour back, equivalent to re- re- + fundere to pour; see found3
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Parts of speech for Refund
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
refund popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
refund usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for refund
noun refund
- amortization — the process of amortizing a debt
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
- banknote — Banknotes are pieces of paper money.
- bullion — Bullion is gold or silver, usually in the form of bars.
- cash — Cash is money in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques.
verb refund
- carry back — to apply (a legally permitted credit, esp an operating loss) to the taxable income of previous years in order to ease the overall tax burden
- compensate — To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things.
- cough up — If you cough up an amount of money, you pay or spend that amount, usually when you would prefer not to.
- dig up — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- footed — having a foot or feet (often used in combination): a four-footed animal.
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