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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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
My daughter also was told the driver never came back with them and that she would not be refunded!
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
That figure will likely change before the filing season ends on April 15, but refund sizes typically level off after late February, according to Erica York, vice president of federal tax policy at the right-leaning Tax Foundation.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
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Verb
That’s 11% more than the agency refunded through the same week in 2025.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
My daughter also was told the driver never came back with them and that she would not be refunded!
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
The Internal Revenue Service has begun phasing out paper refund checks, a move that could delay refunds for millions of filers who don't use direct deposit.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
That figure will likely change before the filing season ends on April 15, but refund sizes typically level off after late February, according to Erica York, vice president of federal tax policy at the right-leaning Tax Foundation.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Refund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refund. Accessed 23 Mar. 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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