[syn: refund, return, repay, give back]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Refund \Re*fund"\ (r?*f?nd"), v. t. [Pref. re- + fund.]
To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new
fund; as, to refund a railroad loan.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Refund \Re*fund"\ (r?*f?nd"), v. t. [L. refundere; pref. re- re-
+ fundere to pour: cf. F. refondre, refonder. See Fuse to
melt, and cf. Refound to cast again, 1st Refuse.]
1. To pour back. [R. & Obs.]
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Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color,
they would refund that color upon the object. --Ray.
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2. To give back; to repay; to restore.
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A governor, that had pillaged the people, was . . .
sentenced to refund what he had wrongfully taken.
--L'Estrange.
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3. To supply again with funds; to reimburse. [Obs.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
refund
n 1: money returned to a payer
2: the act of returning money received previously [syn:
refund, repayment]
v 1: pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: refund,
return, repay, give back]