refund
n. countablen. money that you get back because you are not happy with something you bought or because you paid too much.
n. a repayment of a sum of money, typically to a dissatisfied customer or to someone who has overpaid a tax or fee.
I asked for a full refund because the shoes were broken.
The store policy allows customers to claim a refund within thirty days if they provide a valid receipt.
The airline refused to issue a cash refund, offering instead a travel voucher that expired within six months of the original booking date.
From Middle English refunden, refounden, from Old French refondre, refonder, refunder (“to restore; pay back”), from Latin refundere; prefix re- (“re-”) + fundere (“to pour”): compare French refondre, refonder. See fuse (“to melt”), and compare refound (“to cast again”), and refuse.
Often used with the verbs 'claim', 'issue', or 'request'.
I want my money back refundI want a refundLearners sometimes use 'refund' as an adjective to describe the money itself rather than using it as the noun for the transaction.