refunds 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of refund
as in reimburses
to make a return payment to will refund you your money

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2 of 2

noun

plural of refund
as in reimbursements

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Recent Examples of refunds
Verb
If San Antonio holds serve, BetMGM refunds your stake in bonus bets. — FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026 The money will be exempt from the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, which limits how much money the state can spend each year and refunds excess money to taxpayers. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026 Alliant Credit Union provides free access to more than 80,000 third-party ATMs and refunds up to $20 in fees each month. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 Shoot a qualified film or TV project in Kentucky, and the state refunds 30% to 35% of the money spent locally. — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 July 2026 JetBlue apologizes, refunds flight Following the incident, JetBlue responded to Brimway’s post apologizing for what happened. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 17 June 2026 On accountability, the returns and refunds infrastructure already handles error correction, and escalation is largely automated, leaving retailers well-positioned for agentic accountability without a net-new architecture. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 2026 Baggage delay refunds If a bag is delayed for more than 12 hours (or 15-30 hours for international flights), travelers are eligible for refunds on bag fees. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026 The lovely customer service representative refunds me $210 in overdraft fees. — R29 Team, Refinery29, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
Wes Harrell, a broker and head of a trading group at capital markets firm Seaport Global, told Fortune that in these instances, the loan-to-value ratio of potential refunds used as collateral might be about 50%, meaning a $10 million refund claim would only be worth $5 million as a loan. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026 Organizers said guests who purchased VIP concert upgrades for Sunday will receive refunds and will be contacted directly with additional details about the refund process. — Cbs Texas Staff, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refunds
  1. reimburses
  2. reimbursements
  3. repays
  4. repayments
  5. adjustments
Verb
  • Trip cancellation, interruption and delay coverage One of the most basic coverages of travel insurance is trip cancellation, which reimburses you for certain expenses if something prevents you from taking all or some of a trip.
    — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Children’s care often reimburses below the cost of care, meaning that pediatric admissions for common childhood diseases lose money.
    — Jonathan E. Kohler, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of reimburses
Noun
  • For months now, Cherry Creek has investigated reimbursements billed to the district by Education Accelerated, with a focus on whether the company overbilled the district for monthly travel expenses and sought reimbursement for alcohol purchases.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Definition of reimbursements
Verb
  • Then, the district repays that amount with interest over the years using property tax revenue in a process approved by voters.
    — Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Under the baseline scenario, that student repays $103,645 over a standard 10-year term.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of repays
Noun
  • Humboldt Park Health was in compliance with the terms of its hospital assessment repayments as of late April, but not in compliance with the terms of its repayment agreement for advances as of February.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • What to know about Social Security repayments Those who have been overpaid by the Social Security Administration and haven't begun the repayment process may have noticed their monthly benefits shrinking.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of repayments
Noun
  • Because time and temperature are key to every recipe’s success, some recipes may need slight adjustments to work with convection.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The way the annual cost-of-living adjustments are calculated would also change, leaning on the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly, or CPI-E, which is intended to more closely reflect seniors' spending patterns.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of adjustments

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