refunded

re·fund

1 [v. ri-fuhnd, ree-fuhnd; n. ree-fuhnd]
verb (used with object)
1.
to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
2.
to make repayment to; reimburse.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make repayment.
noun
4.
an act or instance of refunding.
5.
an amount refunded.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English refunden (v.) < Latin refundere to pour back, equivalent to re- re- + fundere to pour; see found3

re·fund·a·ble, adjective
re·fund·a·bil·i·ty, noun
re·fund·er, noun
re·fund·ment, noun
non·re·fund·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·re·fund·a·ble, adjective
un·re·fund·a·ble, adjective
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re·fund

2 [ree-fuhnd]
verb (used with object)
1.
to fund anew.
2.
Finance.
a.
to meet (a matured debt structure) by new borrowing, especially through issuance of bonds.
b.
to replace (an old issue) with a new one.

Origin:
1855–60; re- + fund

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refund
 
vb
1.  to give back (money), as when an article purchased is unsatisfactory
2.  to reimburse (a person)
 
n
3.  return of money to a purchaser or the amount so returned
 
[C14: from Latin refundere to pour back, from re- + fundere to pour]
 
re'fundable
 
adj
 
re'funder
 
n

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refund
"to give back, restore," early 15c. (earlier "to pour back," late 14c.), 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 1550s. The noun is 1866, from the verb.
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