refunded; refunding; refunds
1
: to give or put back
2
: to return (money) in restitution, repayment, or balancing of accounts
Examples of refund in a Sentence
Verb (1)
will refund you your money
Noun
No refunds or exchanges are allowed.
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, 1,740,000 of those entries that passed the file validations stage (about 15 percent) have been liquidated and are in the process of being refunded.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The automaker has not received IEEPA refunds yet, but expects to and decided to book it during the first quarter.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Over $241 billion has been refunded to Americans so far, compared with $211 billion at this time last year.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, 1,740,000 of those entries that passed the file validations stage (about 15 percent) have been liquidated and are in the process of being refunded.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
The expected tariff refund helped push the company’s stock up 6% in pre-market trading, before paring back gains.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The automaker has not received IEEPA refunds yet, but expects to and decided to book it during the first quarter.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Refund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refund. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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refund
2 of 3 noun
re·fund
ˈrē-ˌfənd 
1
: the act of refunding
2
: an amount of money refunded
refund
3 of 3 verb
re·fund
(ˈ)rē-ˈfənd
: to fund a debt again
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