as in reimbursing
to make a return payment to
will refund you your money
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Recent Examples of refunding
Progressive will be refunding $1 billion to customers by January 15.
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Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The recent tax credits were instituted following the flush post-COVID pandemic years, when the state was refunding hundreds of millions of dollars per year to taxpayers.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Above all, there should be a system for refunding seat assignment fees when airlines switch planes.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Maybe Aer Lingus got confused when refunding your ticket.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
This would of course involve refunding everyone who bought it, and changing it from ornaments to an actual armor set (that would no doubt take six months of work in the current engine).
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The recent tax credits were instituted following the flush post-COVID pandemic years, when the state was refunding hundreds of millions of dollars per year to taxpayers.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Above all, there should be a system for refunding seat assignment fees when airlines switch planes.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Maybe Aer Lingus got confused when refunding your ticket.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
This would of course involve refunding everyone who bought it, and changing it from ornaments to an actual armor set (that would no doubt take six months of work in the current engine).
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refunding
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Employers can no longer reduce their federal tax bill by reimbursing employees $20 per month to ride their bikes to and from work or paying for an employee to move for work.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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By March 2024, the state had already spent $3 million reimbursing ranchers for damages caused by wolves throughout the northern part of the state, as well as the cost of investing in nonlethal deterrents to keep them away, such as fencing, flags and other methods.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The plan outlined the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, repaying the local portion to the federal government over the span of 50 years.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
31 Dec. 2025
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The letter made no mention of repaying the city its $900,000.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Refunding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refunding. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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