full refund
- noun
- 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.
- 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
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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.
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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.
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Customers can return the affected product to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Synonyms
Money paid back to someone for costs they paid
To pay back money to someone who is unhappy or paid too much
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Surface Forms
Morphology
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.