refund
part of speech
noun (a refund, refunds); verb (refund, refunds, refunded, refunding)
meaning for a pupil
1) A refund is money given back to you, usually because you returned something you bought or a service did not happen. tree →
2) To refund is to give someone their money back. tree →
sense 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 →
- The shop gave us a full refund. tree →
- Keep the receipt in case you need a refund. tree →
- The concert was cancelled, so they refunded our tickets. tree →
- I got a refund of three pounds. tree →
- Some shops will not refund sale items. tree →
- If you get a refund of 5 dollars on a 12-dollar game, you paid 7 dollars in the end. tree →
- The airline refunded the money a week later. tree →
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.
In the corpora
- Real businesses never ask to be paid with gift cards; scammers like them because they cannot be traced or refunded.
- Faulty means broken or not working when it should; shops must usually give a refund, repair or replacement for faulty goods.
- Shops do not have to refund you just because you changed your mind, though many will for unused things within a few weeks.
- App shops sometimes refund mistakes made by children, but not always.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «refund» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.