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refund |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color, they would refund that color upon the object. --Ray. 2. To give back to repay; to restore. A governor, that had pillaged the people, was . . . sentenced to refund what he had wrongfully taken --L'Estrange. 3. To supply again with funds; to reimburse. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: refund n 1: money returned to a payer 2: the act of returning money received previously [syn: {repayment}] v : pay back "Please refund me my money" [syn: {return}, {repay}, {give back}]
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