tax refund
noun
: a return of money paid that is more than what is actually owed for taxes
I can't wait to get my tax refund this year.
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That could boost the typical refund check to roughly $4,151 per filer, based on IRS data that shows the average tax refund was $3,151 for the 2025 tax filing season.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The letters can be sent before a tax refund, including sizable dollars from the refundable credit, is issued.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
In May 2005, 64% of 2,000 taxpayers in a survey commissioned by TaxSlayer and conducted by Talker Research had either already spent their tax refund money or planned to soon.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
That represents the amount families may potentially receive back as a tax refund if their tax liability is less than their child tax credit amount.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The letters can be sent before a tax refund, including sizable dollars from the refundable credit, is issued.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
In May 2005, 64% of 2,000 taxpayers in a survey commissioned by TaxSlayer and conducted by Talker Research had either already spent their tax refund money or planned to soon.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
That represents the amount families may potentially receive back as a tax refund if their tax liability is less than their child tax credit amount.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tax refund
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“Tax refund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20refund. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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