Refund

Definitions: Refund

Refund

Noun

1. Money returned to a payer.

2. The act of returning money received previously.

Verb

1. Pay back; "Please refund me my money".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "refund" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1657. (references)

Economics

General

Public Administration

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Refund

Payment

Disgorge, make repayment; repay, refund, reimburse, retribute; make compensation;.

Crosswords: Refund

Heh, Mimi, you should get a refund, that's what I think. (Digimon: Digital Monsters; writing credit: Dayna Barron)

Tax refund! (48 Hrs.; writing credit: Roger Spottiswoode ; Walter Hill)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• IRS filing systems vulnerable to tax refund fraud : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, February 10, 1994 (reference)

• Oversight of IRS : IRS-South Carolina partnership on administration and compliance and IRS refund payments to taxpayers : hearing before the Commerce, Consumer, and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Represen (reference)

• Refund & Coupon How-To Book (reference)

• Refund anticipation loans : hearing before the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, April 14, 1994 (reference)

• Return to Sender: Getting a Refund or Replacement for Your Lemon Car (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Where one of the parties concerned appeals against the joint decision of the two Clearing Offices he shall make a deposit against the costs, which deposit shall only be refunded when the first judgment is modified in favour of the appellant and in proportion to the success he may attain, his opponent in case of such a refund being required to pay an equivalent proportion of the costs and expenses. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

Goods that are re-exported are eligible for GST refund. (references)

According to the tax refund figures, watches and jewelry were equally popular with the Asian and Western shopper. (references)

All goods and services consumed in Singapore are subject to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 3.0%. Goods that are re-exported are eligible for GST refund. (references)

Civil Liberties

Ghana

In May the Ministry of Education began discussions with student representatives at the University College of Education Winneba (Central Region) to resolve student demands for a refund of $7.10 (50,000 cedis) from their student fees. (references)

Economic History

Vietnam

Companies that reinvest profits may be eligible for refund of profit taxes. (references)

Argentina

If you are not satisfied with the quality of our work, we will gladly refund your money. (references)

Political Economy

UKRAINE

However, the value added tax (VAT) refund arrears have accumulated rapidly in 2001, reaching 4.5 billion hyrvnia in July. (references)

MOROCCO

In addition, a "prior export" program exists, whereby exporters can claim a refund on duties paid on imports that were subsequently transformed and exported. (references)

IRELAND

As a participant in the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development administers CAP Export Refund and other subsidy programs on behalf of the EU Commission. (references)

Trade

Portugal

Refund for undue and excess payments can be claimed within a period of three years. (references)

Portugal

Refund of duties can also be obtained if a customs clearance declaration is cancelled after the payment of duties. (references)

Ukraine

Firms complain that the VAT system is poorly administered and some firms have reported that their VAT refund claims were not honored. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "refund": income tax refund ♦ refund check ♦ refund of taxes ♦ tax refund. Additional references.

Ending with "refund": deposit-refund.

Albanian

zbritje pagese, shumë e kthyer, shpërblim shpenzimesh, shpërblej (award, be quits, crown, disburse, guerdon, recompense, recoup, remunerate, repair, repay, requite, reward, solve, supply), kthim parash (reimbursement, repayment), kthej paratë (reimburse), kompensoj (atone for, compensate, counterbalance, make up, offset, recompense, recoup, reimburse, remedy), kompensim shpenzimesh. (various references)

Arabic 

‏حسم (clench, clinch, decide, decision, deduct, deduction, determination, determine, discount, discounting, dispose, rebate, recoup, settlement, sew up, shave), ‏سداد الدين (quietus, quittance, rebate, redemption), ‏إستوفى حقه, ‏إعادة مال, ‏ألقى وثيقة تأمين, ‏أعاد مالا. (various references)

Bulgarian 

възстановяване (instauration, mending, reconstruction, recovery, recruitment, reinstatement, renewal, renovation, repair, replacement, restitution, restoration, retrieval, revivification), връщане (re entry, recall, restoration, retrieval, return, reversal), връщам обратно (bring back), подновявам фонд. (various references)

Chinese 

退款. (various references)

Czech

refundovat, vrátit peníze, uhradit (cover, defray, meet, redeem, reimburse), splatit (clear, clear off, pay up, redeem, repay, return), nahradit (compensate, make good, make up for, recompense, recover, redeem, reimburse, repay, replace, retrieve, substitute, supersede, supplant, supply). (various references)

Danish

restitution (recovery, restitution, restoration), refusion (allowance, credit), tilbagebetaling (amortization, rebate, redemption, reduction, repayment, retirement), godtgørelse (allowance, credit, pay, remuneration). (various references)

Dutch

restitutie (drawback, rebate, reduction, restitution), terugbetaling (amortization, method of reimbursement, rebate, redemption, reduction, reimbursement, repayment, retirement). (various references)

Farsi 

پس پرداخت , پس دادن (Excrete, Giveback, Repay, Restore, Retort), مجدداپرداختن , استرداد (Reclamation, Recovery, Restoration, Retraction). (various references)

Finnish

takaisinmaksu (reimbursement, repayment), maksaa takaisin (pay back, reimburse, repay, retaliate). (various references)

French

remboursement (method of reimbursement, rebate, redemption, reimbursement, repayment, retirement, reversal, reversing). (various references)

German

Rückzahlung (amortization, payment, rebate, redemption, repayment, retirement), zurückzahlen (clear off, liquidate, pay back, pay off, repaid, repay, to pay back, to refund, to return), Rückerstattung (drawback, method of reimbursement, rebate, recompense, reduction, reimbursement, restitution, restoration), Erstattung (indemnification, restitution). (various references)

Greek 

επιστροφή χρημάτων (rebate, refundment). (various references)

Hebrew 

ל�"חזיר תשלום, �"חזר (reflex, reimbursement). (various references)

Hungarian

visszatérítés (expenses, reimbursement, restitution, return). (various references)

Indonesian

pembayaran kembali. (various references)

Irish

aisíoc. (various references)

Italian

rimborso (amortization, rebate, recovery, redemption, reduction, reimbursement, repayment, retirement). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

還付金 , 還付 (restoration, return). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

か�"ぷき�", か�"ぷ (adulterer, adulteress, dry towel, government, paramour, restoration, return). (various references)

Korean 

반환 (RET, return, Re-turn). (various references)

Manx

aayeeillaghyn. (various references)

Pig Latin

efundray

Portuguese

reembolso (amortization, redemption, reimbursement, repayment, retirement, return of payment). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

reembolso. (various references)

Romanian

restituire (refundment, reimbursement, repayment, restitution, restoration), restitui (deliver up, give back, pay back, render, replace, restore, return), rambursare (drawback, refundment, reimbursement, repayment), rambursa (reimburse, repay), înapoia (behind, bring back, give back, kick back, make up, pay back, render, restore, return). (various references)

Russian 

уплата долга (discharge), выплачивать долг, возвращение денег, возвращение (backpassing, come back, come-back, reappearance, recurrence, repatriation, restitution, resumption, retrieval, return), возвращать деньги, возврат (backout, callback, comeback, money-back, reclamation, recovery, recurrence, return), возмещение убытков (recompense, recoupment, restitution), возмещение (atonement, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, offset, quittance, recoupment, recovery, redress, reimbursement, reparation, repayment, solatium), возмещать убытки (pay dams). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

vratiti (bring back, give back, hand back, pay back, reclaim, remand, render, replace, requite, restore, return, send back, take back, turn back), vraćanje (backtrack, recurrence, rehabilitation, rendering, requital, return). (various references)

Spanish

reembolso (amortization, method of reimbursement, paying, rebate, redemption, reimbursement, repayment, retirement, satisfaction). (various references)

Swedish

återbetalning (back pay, refunds, repayment, restitution, return). (various references)

Turkish

para iadesi (rebate), iade yapmak, geri vermek (give back, hand back, pay back, render, repay, restore, retrocede, return, turn in), geri ödemek (pay back, reimburse, replace), geri ödeme (back pay, pay back, reimbursement). (various references)

Ukranian 

відшкодування (amends, consideration, indemnity, offset, quittance, recovery, redress, reimbursement, repayment, restitution), відшкодовувати (atone, compensate, offset, redress, reimburse, remedy, repay, restitute, supply). (various references)

refundere. (various references)

refunder. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "refund": refundabilities, refundability, refundable, refunded, refunder, refunders, refunding, refunds. (additional references)

Words containing "refund": nonrefundable. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Refund" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Erfoud, erund, nefanda, nefandi, redun, refan, refend, refun, regun, repun, repund, rerud. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: nuder, under, unfed.

-2 letters: dune, dure, durn, fend, fern, feud, fund, nerd, nude, nurd, rend, rude, rued, rune, unde.

-3 letters: den, due, dun, end, ern, fed, fen, fer, feu, fud, fun, fur, red, ref, rue, run, urd, urn.

-4 letters: de, ed, ef, en, er, ne, nu, re, un.

+1 letter: founder, refound, refunds, unfired, unfreed.

+2 letters: flounder, fortuned, founders, frondeur, frounced, furnaced, overfund, refounds, refunded, refunder, underfed, underfur, unfeared, unfolder, unforced, unforged, unforked, unformed, unframed, unfurled, unrifled, unroofed.

+3 letters: cofounder, flounders, foundered, foundries, frondeurs, furnished, gardenful, overfunds, refounded, refunders, refunding, reinfused, remindful, reunified, superfund, unbriefed, underfeed, underflow, underfoot, underfund, underfurs, unfolders, unfreedom, unfrocked, uniformed, unrefined, unruffled, wonderful.

+4 letters: cofounders, configured, confounder, defrauding, floundered, foreground, foundering, fraudulent, frequented, fricandeau, fundraiser, furanoside, gardenfuls, infuriated, interfused, outfrowned, overfunded, profounder, referendum, refounding, refundable, superfunds, transfused, unbuffered, undeformed, undercroft, underfeeds, underflows, underfunds, underproof, unenforced, unfathered, unfettered, unfiltered, unforested, unfreedoms, unfriended, unfriendly, uninformed, unreformed, unverified, windsurfed.

+5 letters: centrifuged, confounders, countrified, countryfied, desulfuring, dumbfounder, faultfinder, floundering, fluorinated, foregrounds, forejudging, fourdrinier, fraudulence, fricandeaus, fricandeaux, fundraisers, furanosides, hundredfold, overfunding, profoundest, referendums, refurnished, typefounder, uncertified, unclarified, unconfirmed, undercrofts, underfunded, unfermented, unfortified, unfurnished, unperformed, unprofessed, wonderfully.

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