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Refund vs Refound - What's the difference?

refund | refound |

In transitive terms the difference between refound and refund

is that refound is to found or cast anew while refund is to return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.

As verbs the difference between refound and refund

is that refound is past tense of refind while refund is to return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.

As a noun refund is

an amount of money returned.

refund

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.
  • A governor, that had pillaged the people, was sentenced to refund what he had wrongfully taken. — L'Estrange.
    If you find this computer for sale anywhere at a lower price, we'll refund you the difference.
  • (obsolete) To supply again with funds.
  • to refund a railroad loan
  • (obsolete, rare) To pour back.
  • Were the humours of the eye tinctured with any colour, they would refund that colour upon the object. — Ray.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An amount of money returned.
  • If the camera is faulty, you can return it to the store where you bought it for a refund.

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    refound

    English

    Etymology 1

    Inflected form

    Verb

    (head)
  • (refind)
  • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To found again; to reestablish.
  • To found or cast anew.
  • * T. Warton
  • Ancient bells refounded .

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