refunding

present participle of refund

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of refunding Money put into the fund will also not count towards a state spending limit created in the 1970s that requires the Legislature take certain actions — including refunding taxpayers — if the California’s budget surpasses a certain spending limit. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The biggest artists generally have their own insurers, and the promoter has its own, to take care of refunding fans and paying people who are contractually owed. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 PayPal began the process of refunding both transactions to the original forms of payment. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 17 July 2026 The former Chick-fil-A employee in Grapevine, Texas, has been arrested for allegedly ringing up hundreds of orders of Mac & Cheese and refunding the money to his own accounts, according to a news release shared with PEOPLE by the Grapevine Police Department. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026 Jones was seen in the video using the register to ring up 800 orders of mac and cheese trays, then refunding them to his personal credit cards. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026 Retailers, for their part, argue that the administrative burden and reverse logistics of identifying and refunding millions of individual microtransactions make consumer rebates an impossible challenge. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026 The proceeds were earmarked for refunding older debt, renovations at Mineral Springs Park and a dehumidification upgrade at its ice arena, according to bond documents. — Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 Although DeSantis and state officials initially called the money a charitable contribution from Centene separate from what the company owed, the state ultimately treated all of it as taxpayer dollars, refunding the federal government its share of the money according to federal rules. — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refunding
Verb
  • In this installment, the state is reimbursing local governments for tax money which would have been collected July 1-31.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Insurers are reimbursing less for services, and costs keep rising, including pricey repairs for the aging building.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When that federal disaster relief money or insurance proceeds come in, those funds can go toward repaying the loans.
    — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Because Leonard and the NBA Players Association signed off on his repaying $700,000, there was no further process that would require an arbitrator.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Refunding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refunding. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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