as in reimbursing
to make a return payment to
will refund you your money
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Recent Examples of refunding
While that system remains under development, the judge's prior order that CPB begin refunding the tariffs with interest remains suspended.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
The meeting spurred the writing of a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding that federal agencies begin the process of refunding tariff payments to New Yorkers.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026
In addition, Kalshi is refunding fees related to the market and reimbursing anyone who purchased shares after Khamenei’s death.
—Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
Management set a Friday deadline for staff union to accept a final offer, warning cancellation would require refunding sponsorship sales and ticket revenue.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The Customs and Border Protection agency also has a process in place for refunding duties when importers can prove an error.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026
Some Costco stores had been refunding the cards, according to media reports.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Progressive will be refunding $1 billion to customers by January 15.
—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
Dan Mangan, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
The meeting spurred the writing of a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding that federal agencies begin the process of refunding tariff payments to New Yorkers.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026
In addition, Kalshi is refunding fees related to the market and reimbursing anyone who purchased shares after Khamenei’s death.
—Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
Management set a Friday deadline for staff union to accept a final offer, warning cancellation would require refunding sponsorship sales and ticket revenue.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The Customs and Border Protection agency also has a process in place for refunding duties when importers can prove an error.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026
Some Costco stores had been refunding the cards, according to media reports.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Progressive will be refunding $1 billion to customers by January 15.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refunding
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The agreement says officials would consider other means of financial support, like reimbursing ticket or parking fees, or forming a special taxing district.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Erica Eckley, executive director of the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, said reimbursing the state for the specific miles driven between an official event and a political event aligns with a requirement spelled out by the ethics board in a 2011 opinion.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The pain has also filtered out to private-equity companies that have lent money to software companies, which need to withstand the AI threat to keep repaying their debt.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The pain has also hit private-equity companies that have bought or lent money to software companies, which need to withstand the AI threat to keep repaying those loans.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Refunding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refunding. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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