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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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
Some Costco stores had been refunding the cards, according to media reports.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
Consumers should not eat affected products and should discard them or return them for a refund.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 21 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Still, the president voiced some doubt that a deal with Democrats to refund DHS can soon be reached.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
Some Costco stores had been refunding the cards, according to media reports.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
Brian Gardner, chief Washington policy strategist at Stifel, speculated that refunds won't happen retroactively at all after the issue makes its way through lower courts.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
Consumers should not eat affected products and should discard them or return them for a refund.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Refund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refund. Accessed 22 Feb. 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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