refunds; refunded; refunding
: to give back money that someone paid for something (such as a product that was returned or a service that was not acceptable)
If you are not completely satisfied, we will refund the purchase price.
We will refund (you) your money.
They refused to refund the ticket. [=to give back the money that I had paid for the ticket]
plural refunds
: an amount of money that is given back to someone who has returned a product, paid too much, etc.
No refunds or exchanges are allowed.
She demanded a refund.
The store gave me a full refund. [=gave me back all the money I paid]
We received a tax refund this year. [=this year we paid too much income tax so we got some money back]
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“Refund.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/refund. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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