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# refund

noun (a refund, refunds); verb (refund, refunds, refunded, refunding)

«refund» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A refund is money given back to you, usually because you returned something you bought or a service did not happen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refund/#m1)
2. To refund is to give someone their money back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refund/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths, refund problems mean adding back money that was spent: if you spent ten dollars and got a refund of four, you are only six dollars down. In everyday life, shops have rules about refunds and usually ask for the receipt. Phrases: «get a refund», «ask for a refund», «full refund», «refund policy».

### Examples

- The toy was broken, so Mum asked for a refund. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refund/#x1)
- The shop gave us a full refund. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refund/#x2)
- Keep the receipt in case you need a refund. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refund/#x3)
- The concert was cancelled, so they refunded our tickets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refund/#x4)
- I got a refund of three pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refund/#x5)
- Some shops will not refund sale items. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refund/#x6)
- If you get a refund of 5 dollars on a 12-dollar game, you paid 7 dollars in the end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refund/#x7)
- The airline refunded the money a week later. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refund/#x8)

### Note

Countable noun: a refund, refunds. Stress is on the first part for the noun (RE-fund) and often on the second for the verb (re-FUND). A refund is different from an exchange, where you swap the item for another instead of getting money back. In maths, a refund is subtracted from what was spent.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «refund» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refund/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«refund» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/refund.html) on Mova free.