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refund

re·fund

UK/ɹɪˈfʌnd/ US/ˈɹiːfʌnd/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

money returned to a payer

2.

verb

1.

pay back

  • “Please refund me my money”
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Origin

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.

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