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full refund

full refund

8 1.8
A complete return of the money you paid for something
  • noun
: reembolso completo
  • So, I'm bringing it back, and I expect a full refund.
  • get a full refund
  • offer a full refund
  • give you a full refund

And here's a wild thing, if you don't like it, you can wear it and send them back your dirty undies for a full refund.

Examples

  • Airbnb issued Lacroix a full refund and a $25 coupon for a future purchase through Airbnb.

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  • I too expect a full refund of the membership fees I paid unless you fix this soon!

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  • You have one full year to return any product for a full refund of your purchase price.

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  • Most of the other parents are demanding a full refund.

    Daddy Day Camp (2007)

  • Satisfaction guaranteed; return for full refund.

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  • I expect a full refund ASAP!

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  • Amazon allows book returns for full refunds.

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  • In one case, Amazon, unasked, sent me a full refund for a video rental because the company could tell how bad the quality was.

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  • Since I haven't even worn it yet, I'd like a full refund, please.

    Cow Belles (2006)

  • Customers can return the affected product to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Synonyms

reimbursement
vsfull refund
46 4.0

Money paid back to someone for costs they paid

applies specifically to returning paid purchase money after a return or complaint
to refund
vsfull refund
30 1.5

To pay back money to someone who is unhappy or paid too much

returns the entire amount rather than a partial payment

How Complete

restoration
117 3.4
full refund
8 1.8
restitution
  • Specialized
39 6.9
giveback
  • US
1 4.7
return
81 1.0

Surface Forms

full refund singular
full refunds plural

Morphology

full + refund

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'full' (complete) with 'refund' (a returned payment) — it literally means the complete return of the money paid. This adjective+noun, commercial phrase follows a common compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The phrase full refund comes from the simple image of a seller giving back all the buyer's money. Here, refund means 'giving money back' and full means 'all', so the phrase means the complete return of the money.