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re·fund
(rĭ-fŭnd′, rē′fŭnd′)v. re·fund·ed, re·fund·ing, re·funds
v.tr.
To give back, especially money; return or repay: refunded the purchase price.
v.intr.
To make repayment.
n. (rē′fŭnd′)
1. A repayment of funds.
2. An amount repaid.
[Middle English refunden, from Old French refunder, from Latin refundere : re-, re- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
re·fund′a·ble adj.
re·fund′er n.
re·fund′ment n.
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refund
vb (tr)
1. (Commerce) to give back (money), as when an article purchased is unsatisfactory
2. (Commerce) to reimburse (a person)
n
(Commerce) return of money to a purchaser or the amount so returned
[C14: from Latin refundere to pour back, from re- + fundere to pour]
reˈfundable adj
reˈfunder n
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re•fund1
(v. rɪˈfʌnd, ˈri fʌnd; n. ˈri fʌnd)v.t.
1. to give back or restore (esp. money); repay.
2. to make repayment to; reimburse.
n. 3. an act or instance of refunding.
4. an amount refunded.
[1350–1400; (v.) < Latin refundere to pour back]
re•fund′a•ble, adj.
re•fund2
(riˈfʌnd)v.t.
to fund anew.
[1855–60]
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refund
- First meant "pour back," and comes from Latin re- and fundere, "to pour."See also related terms for pour.
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refund
Past participle: refunded
Gerund: refunding
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| Noun | 1. |  refund - money returned to a payer payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged |
| 2. | refund - the act of returning money received previously | |
| Verb | 1. | refund - pay back; "Please refund me my money" pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" reimburse - pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?" |
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refund
noun
1. repayment, compensation, rebate, reparation, indemnity, reimbursement, return They plan to demand a refund.
verb
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refund
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
إعادَة المال، المَبْلَغ المُعادإِعَادَةُ مالِيُعيد إلى، يَرُد الماليُعْيدُ مالا
vrácení penězvrátit peníze
refundererefunderingtilbagebetalingbetale tilbage
maksaa takaisintakaisinmaksu
povrat novcavratiti novac
visszatérítvisszatérítés
endurgreiîaengurgreiîsla
払い戻し払い戻す
반환금반환하다
grąžinimas
atmaksāt naudunaudas atmaksāšana
vrátenie peňazívrátiť peniaze
povračilovrniti
återbetalaåterbetalning
เงินที่คืนให้คืนเงินให้
hoàn lại tiềntiền hoàn lại
refund
[ˈriːfʌnd]A. N (= act) → devolución f; (= amount) → reembolso m
B. [rɪˈfʌnd] VT → devolver, reembolsar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
refund
[ˈriːfʌnd] n → remboursement m
You should ask for a refund → Vous devriez demander un remboursement.
a full refund → un remboursement intégral
You should ask for a refund → Vous devriez demander un remboursement.
a full refund → un remboursement intégral
[rɪˈfʌnd] vt [+ money] → rembourser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
refund
vt money → zurückzahlen, zurückerstatten; expenses → erstatten; postage → vergüten, zurückerstatten; to refund the difference → die Differenz erstatten
n (of money) → Rückzahlung f, → Rückerstattung f; (of expenses) → Erstattung f; (of postage) → Vergütung f; to get a refund (on something) → sein Geld (für etw) wiederbekommen; they wouldn’t give me a refund → man wollte mir das Geld nicht zurückgeben; I’d like a refund on this blouse, please → ich hätte gern mein Geld für diese Bluse zurück; we will send (you) a refund → wir senden Ihnen das Geld zurück
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
refund
(riˈfand) verb to pay back. When the concert was cancelled, the people who had bought tickets had their money refunded.
(ˈriːfand) noun the paying back of money. They demanded a refund.
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refund
→ إِعَادَةُ مالِ, يُعْيدُ مالا vrácení peněz, vrátit peníze refundere, refundering rückerstatten, Rückerstattung επιστρέφω χρήματα, επιστροφή χρημάτων reintegrar, reintegro maksaa takaisin, takaisinmaksu remboursement, rembourser povrat novca, vratiti novac rimborsare, rimborso 払い戻し, 払い戻す 반환금, 반환하다 terugbetalen, terugbetaling refundere, refusjon zwrócić, zwrot reembolsar, reembolso возврат денег, возвращать деньги återbetala, återbetalning เงินที่คืนให้, คืนเงินให้ para iadesi, para iadesi yapmak hoàn lại tiền, tiền hoàn lại 退款Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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