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the polite admission that the sale was a mistake we both pretended wasn't.
means To give money back to someone, typically because goods were returned or a service wasn't delivered as promised; also the sum of money so returned.
from From the Latin refundere, literally 'to pour back' — re- ('back') plus fundere ('to pour'), the same fundere that gives us 'fuse' and 'foundry.' It entered English through Old French in the late medieval period, first meaning to pour or give back generally, and later narrowing to the modern sense of returning money.
- latin root
- from refundere, meaning to pour back
- 30 days
- return windows exploit how fast novelty dies
- tax refunds
- a year-long interest-free loan to the government
- restocking fee
- the penalty for changing your mind
- chargeback
- the nuclear option banks let you press
apple itunes refund policy — apple offers 14-day refund window for app store purchases, changed from 15 minutes in 2009
stripe chargeback refunds — stripe processes refunds averaging 5-7 business days, handling $500+ billion annually
irs tax refunds 2024 — irs issued average $3,141 refund per return in 2024, processing 90 million returns