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refunded

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ɹɪˈfəndɪd// UK //ɹɪfˈʌndɪd// re·fund·ed

adj. describes money that has been given back to you because you returned a product or were overcharged.

adj. referring to a sum of money that has been returned to a payer, typically following a return of goods or a service failure. Often used predicatively after 'be' or 'get'.


SIMPLE

The full amount was refunded to my credit card yesterday.

CONTEXTUAL

I returned the broken toaster to the shop and the manager ensured the money was refunded immediately.

COMPLEX

Although the flight was cancelled due to weather, the airline's policy dictated that the taxes and fees would be refunded within ten business days.

Synonyms
Usage

Commonly functions as a participial adjective describing the status of a payment; often follows the verb 'to be'.

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