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chargeback

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A reversal of an accounting entry, especially of a disputed credit card transaction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: banking, business

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The charging of the cost of business resources to the departments, divisions, or projects that use them (that is, to specific cost centers).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Deverbal from charge back.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: terugvordering — reversal of an accounting entry
  • Finnish: oikaisu (see also oikaisupyyntö) — reversal of an accounting entry
  • Finnish: takaisinveloitus — reversal of an accounting entry
  • French: rétrofacturation — reversal of an accounting entry
  • Portuguese: estorno — reversal of an accounting entry