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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
re·fund1 
[v. ri-fuhnd, ree-fuhnd; n. ree-fuhnd] Pronunciation Key
[v. ri-fuhnd, ree-fuhnd; n. ree-fuhnd] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–noun
| 1. | to give back or restore (esp. money); repay. |
| 2. | to make repayment to; reimburse. |
| 3. | to make repayment. |
| 4. | an act or instance of refunding. |
| 5. | an amount refunded. |
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re·fund2
[ree-fuhnd] Pronunciation Key
[ree-fuhnd] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to fund anew. |
| 2. | Finance.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| re·fund
(rĭ-fŭnd', rē'fŭnd') Pronunciation Key
v. re·fund·ed, re·fund·ing, re·funds v. tr. To give back, especially money; return or repay: refunded the purchase price. v. intr. To make repayment. n. (rē'fŭnd')
[Middle English refunden, from Old French refunder, from Latin refundere : re-, re- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.] re·fund'a·ble adj., re·fund'er n., re·fund'ment n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
refund (v.)
refund (v.)
"to give back, restore," 1432 (earlier "to pour back," 1386), from O.Fr. refunder "restore," from L. refundere "give back, restore," lit. "pour back," from re- "back" + fundere "to pour" (see found (2)). Specifically of money from 1553. The noun is 1866, from the verb.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| 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" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Investopedia - Cite This Source - Share This
Refund
A payment from the government for an individual's overpaid taxes. An individual in this situation is said to be "over-withholding." Federal income tax refunds are not taxable.
Investopedia Commentary
In short, when the government owes you back some of the taxes you paid throughout the year.
See also: Direct Tax, Earned Income Credit, Income Tax, Refundable Credit, Withholding
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Wallstreet Words - Cite This Source - Share This
refund
- To retire securities with the funds that have been raised through the sale of a new security issue. Refunding usually occurs after a period of falling interest rates when firms issue new debt in order to retire existing debt having high coupon rates of interest. Refunding works to the disadvantage of existing bondholders, who must sell their securities before maturity (usually at a slight premium over face value) when proceeds can only be reinvested at a reduced yield. Also called refinance. See also call provision, nonrefundable, prerefunded bond.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Refund
Re*fund"\ (r?*f?nd"), v. t. [Pref. re- + fund.] To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new fund; as, to refund a railroad loan.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Refund
Re*fund"\ (r?*f?nd"), v. t. [L. refundere; pref. re- re- + fundere to pour: cf. F. refondre, refonder. See Fuse to melt, and cf. Refound to cast again, 1st Refuse.]1. To pour back. [R. & Obs.] Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color, they would refund that color upon the object. --Ray. 2. To give back; to repay; to restore. A governor, that had pillaged the people, was . . . sentenced to refund what he had wrongfully taken. --L'Estrange. 3. To supply again with funds; to reimburse. [Obs.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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