Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To give back, especially money; return or repay.
- intransitive verb To make repayment.
- noun A repayment of funds.
- noun An amount repaid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To pour back.
- To return in payment or compensation for what has been taken; repay; restore.
- To resupply with funds; reimburse; indemnify.
- To fund again or anew, as a public debt.
- noun Repayment; return of money.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new fund.
- transitive verb R. & Obs. To pour back.
- transitive verb To give back; to repay; to restore.
- transitive verb obsolete To supply again with funds; to reimburse.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To return (
money ) to (someone). - verb obsolete To
supply again with funds; toreimburse . - verb obsolete, rare To
pour back. - noun An amount of money returned.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of returning money received previously
- noun money returned to a payer
- verb pay back
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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As long as you have a receipt, a refund is accorded to you with little to no questions.
Living in Mexico 2006
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The question of a refund is a far, far different thing, however!
Caveat Empty-headed Roger Sutton 2006
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So far, Americans who have filed their taxes have discovered that the average refund is up nearly ten percent this year – to an all-time high of about $3,000.
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So far this year, the average refund is $3,036, up more than $200 from the same period a year earlier.
Debunking common tax myths: E-filing won't trigger an audit 2010
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If the donations went to the person and not the party then no refund is warranted.
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"The White House noted Thursday that federal taxes were reduced by $173 billion in 2009 and said that the average tax refund is about 10 percent higher than last year."
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But a big refund is no windfall, says Gary Lundberg, product management director for CompleteTax, an online tax software program.
Debunking common tax myths: E-filing won't trigger an audit 2010
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"The White House noted Thursday that federal taxes were reduced by $173 billion in 2009 and said that the average tax refund is about 10 percent higher than last year."
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The average income tax refund is up nearly 10% from a year ago, reflecting tax credits included in last year's economic stimulus package, according to IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman.
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The White House noted Thursday that federal taxes were reduced by $173 billion in 2009 and said that the average tax refund is about 10 percent higher than last year.
oroboros commented on the word refund
Contronymic in the sense: put funds in vs. give funds back.
January 27, 2007