💸 Not paid back 🚫 Not returnable

unrefunded

6.3

You cannot return it to get money back

adjective
/ˌʌn.rɪˈfʌndɪd/

: no reembolsable

The airline made it clear that promotional fares would remain unrefunded under any circumstances.

Examples

Tickets purchased at a discount are often unrefunded and cannot be exchanged.
The ticket was unrefunded after the event was canceled.
Please note that all sale items are unrefunded according to store policy.
I received an unrefunded charge on my credit card.
Many customers were unhappy after finding out their tickets were unrefunded after the concert was canceled.
The airline informed passengers that their baggage fees were unrefunded due to the policy change.
After the service was deemed unsatisfactory, clients expressed their discontent with the unrefunded charges.

Synonyms

nonrefundable

vsunrefunded

7 3.7

You cannot get your money back after you pay for something

has the same sense but stresses lack of eligibility for a refund

How Refundable

refundable

16 3.4

unrefunded

6.3

Surface Forms

unrefunded positive

Morphology

unrefunded = refunded (opaque) = un + refund + ed

Although 'un-' normally gives the clear meaning 'not refunded', this sense means 'not eligible for refund', which is not the expected compositional interpretation.

Etymology

Unrefunded is made from un- ('not') and refund ('give back money'), so a ticket or item described as unrefunded is one that is not allowed to be returned for money.