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REEF-und/ˈriːfʌnd/

A refund is money back: a full refund; claim a refund; refund policy. Refund can be a verb: they refunded the ticket. A receipt helps you prove the purchase; exchange means a different item, not always money. Compensation can be extra money for trouble, not just the original price. Stress the noun /ˈriːfʌnd/ and the verb /rɪˈfʌnd/, and do not write “a return money”.

Meaning

Money given back to you, for example when you return goods or a service fails.

Examples

• “If the train is more than fifteen minutes late, you can claim a refund.”
• “Keep the receipt if you want a refund on faulty headphones.”
• “The airline refunded the fare after the overnight delay.”

Good to know

a full refund; claim / get a refund. Verb: refund the fare. Proof: receipt. Different item: exchange. Extra for trouble: compensation.

Near in meaning

repayment

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