noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ɹɪˈfʌnd/
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rē'fŭnd'
/ˈɹiːfʌnd/
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rhymes with -ʌnd
rĭfŭnd'
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 F AH1 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R IY1 F AH2 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An amount of money returned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
If the camera is faulty, you can return it to the store where you bought it for a full refund.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
If you find this computer for sale anywhere at a lower price, we’ll refund you the difference.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To obtain a refund.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, transitive
Examples
This game sucks, Imma refund it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To supply (someone) again with funds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
Examples
to refund a railroad loan
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To pour back (something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the act of returning money received previously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: repayment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: payment, defrayal, defrayment
7
noun
Meaning 7
money returned to a payer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: payment
Narrower terms: rebate, discount
8
verb
Meaning 8
pay back
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Please refund me my money
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: return, repay, give back
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pay
Narrower terms: reimburse, restore, restitute
History
Etymology
From Middle English refunden, refounden, from Old French refondre, refonder, refunder (“to restore; pay back”), from Latin refundere; prefix re- (“re-”) + fundere (“to pour”): compare French refondre, refonder. See fuse (“to melt”), and compare refound (“to cast again”), and refuse.
Across languages
Translations
99 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
إِعَادَة مَال
(ʔiʕādat māl)
— amount of money returned
Armenian:
հատուցում
(hatucʻum)
— amount of money returned
Armenian:
փոխհատուցում
(pʻoxhatucʻum)
— amount of money returned
Armenian:
ծախսահատուցում
(caxsahatucʻum)
— amount of money returned
Bulgarian:
компенса́ция
(kompensácija)
— amount of money returned
Chinese Mandarin:
退款
(tuìkuǎn)
— amount of money returned
Dutch:
teruggave
— amount of money returned
Esperanto:
repago
— amount of money returned
Finnish:
hyvitys
— amount of money returned
Finnish:
takaisinmaksu
— amount of money returned
Finnish:
palautus
— amount of money returned
Finnish:
maksupalautus
— amount of money returned
French:
remboursement
— amount of money returned
German:
Erstattung
— amount of money returned
German:
Rückerstattung
— amount of money returned
German:
Rückzahlung
— amount of money returned
Greek:
επιστροφή χρημάτων
(epistrofí chrimáton)
— amount of money returned
Hebrew:
הֶחְזֵר
(hekhzér)
— amount of money returned
Hungarian:
visszatérítés
— amount of money returned
Hungarian:
pénzvisszatérítés
— amount of money returned
Hungarian:
pénzvisszafizetés
— amount of money returned
Hungarian:
visszaadott pénz
— amount of money returned
Indonesian:
pengembalian uang
— amount of money returned
Indonesian:
pengembalian dana
— amount of money returned
Indonesian:
pengembalian
— amount of money returned
Indonesian:
restitusi
— amount of money returned
Irish:
aisíoc
— amount of money returned
Italian:
rimborso
— amount of money returned
Japanese:
払い戻し
(haraimodoshi)
— amount of money returned
Japanese:
返金
(henkin)
— amount of money returned
Khmer:
ប្រាក់សងវិញ
(braksângôvĭnh)
— amount of money returned
Korean:
환불금
(hwanbulgeum)
— amount of money returned
Korean:
환불
(hwanbul)
— amount of money returned
Māori:
whakahokinga moni
— amount of money returned
Polish:
zwrot (pieniędzy)
— amount of money returned
Portuguese:
reembolso
— amount of money returned
Romanian:
rambursare
— amount of money returned
Russian:
компенса́ция
(kompensácija)
— amount of money returned
Russian:
возмеще́ние
(vozmeščénije)
— amount of money returned
Russian:
возвра́т
(vozvrát)
— amount of money returned
Russian:
возвращённая су́мма
(vozvraščónnaja súmma)
— amount of money returned
Scottish Gaelic:
ath-dhìoladh
— amount of money returned
Spanish:
reembolso
— amount of money returned
Spanish:
reintegro
— amount of money returned
Spanish:
devolución
— amount of money returned
Swedish:
återbetalning
— amount of money returned
Swedish:
återbäring
— amount of money returned
Turkish:
geri ödemek
— amount of money returned
Ottoman Turkish:
اعاده
(iʼade)
— amount of money returned
Vietnamese:
tiền thối
— amount of money returned
Welsh:
ad-daliad
— amount of money returned
Armenian:
հատուցել
(hatucʻel)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Armenian:
փոխհատուցել
(pʻoxhatucʻel)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Armenian:
ծախսահատուցել
(caxsahatucʻel)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Bulgarian:
връщам
(vrǎštam)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Bulgarian:
възстановявам
(vǎzstanovjavam)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Chinese Mandarin:
退款
(tuìkuǎn)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Chinese Mandarin:
退錢 /退钱
(tuìqián)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Chinese Mandarin:
償還 /偿还
(chánghuán)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Danish:
refundere
— to return (money) to (someone)
Esperanto:
repagi
— to return (money) to (someone)
Finnish:
hyvittää
— to return (money) to (someone)
Finnish:
palauttaa
— to return (money) to (someone)
Finnish:
maksaa takaisin
— to return (money) to (someone)
French:
rembourser
— to return (money) to (someone)
German:
erstatten
— to return (money) to (someone)
German:
zurückerstatten
— to return (money) to (someone)
Greek:
επιστρέφω χρήματα
(epistréfo chrímata)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Hebrew:
החזיר
(hekhzír)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Hebrew:
נתן החזר
(natán hekhzér)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Hungarian:
megtérít
— to return (money) to (someone)
Hungarian:
visszatérít
— to return (money) to (someone)
Hungarian:
visszafizet
— to return (money) to (someone)
Irish:
aisíoc
— to return (money) to (someone)
Italian:
rimborsare
— to return (money) to (someone)
Italian:
rifondere
— to return (money) to (someone)
Italian:
ripagare
— to return (money) to (someone)
Italian:
restituire
— to return (money) to (someone)
Japanese:
払い戻す
(haraimodosu)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Japanese:
返金する
(henkin suru)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Khmer:
សងប្រាក់វិញ
(sɑɑngprakvɨñ)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Korean:
환불하다
(hwanbulhada)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Manx:
aayioold
— to return (money) to (someone)
Manx:
aayeeil
— to return (money) to (someone)
Māori:
whakahoki moni
— to return (money) to (someone)
Polish:
refundować
— to return (money) to (someone)
Polish:
zrefundować
— to return (money) to (someone)
Portuguese:
reembolsar
— to return (money) to (someone)
Romanian:
rambursa
— to return (money) to (someone)
Romanian:
compensa
— to return (money) to (someone)
Russian:
компенси́ровать
(kompensírovatʹ)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Russian:
возмеща́ть
(vozmeščátʹ)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Scottish Gaelic:
ath-dhìol
— to return (money) to (someone)
Spanish:
reembolsar
— to return (money) to (someone)
Spanish:
devolver
— to return (money) to (someone)
Spanish:
reintegrar
— to return (money) to (someone)
Tibetan:
ཕྱིར་སློག་བྱས་
(phyir slog byas)
— to return (money) to (someone)
Vietnamese:
bồi hoàn
— to return (money) to (someone)