as in reimbursing
to make a return payment to
will refund you your money
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Recent Examples of refunding
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.
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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
While that system remains under development, the judge's prior order that CPB begin refunding the tariffs with interest remains suspended.
—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
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
While that system remains under development, the judge's prior order that CPB begin refunding the tariffs with interest remains suspended.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refunding
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Insurance companies can invest the float, sometimes for years, before reimbursing insurance losses.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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To fix this, the new recommendations include paying states a lump-sum immediately after a disaster strikes, instead of reimbursing them later for disaster costs.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
7 May 2026
Verb
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This approach preserves your credit and keeps you on a path to repaying the full balance, but at a lower cost.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Lower-income households put even more of their refunds—nearly 30%—toward repaying debts.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Refunding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refunding. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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