to request a refund
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2.8
- phrasal verb
:
solicitar un reembolso
- You can read the e-book risk-free, and if it doesn't help you in any way, you can easily request a refund and get your money back.
- Members may request a refund
Examples
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For details on your payments, to request a refund, or to see the status of your refund, please visit the refund information page.
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I requested a refund, which I doubt I will receive, but I am reporting it.
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And so you can now request a refund for nearly any purchase on Steam for any reason.
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Unless some improvements are made, I will request a refund and start over on another photo site.
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If you wish to request a refund of your dividends, you may do so.
Academic text (2001) -
I will be requesting a refund as soon as "Smile" is officially launched.
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So if you don't end up finding success with this program, you are able to just request a refund of your purchase price.
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Go immediately to your PayPal account and request a chargeback; call your bank and request a refund.
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I emailed LivingSocial to explain the situation and request a refund since they weren't going to honor the voucher, and I have yet to hear back from them or get my refund.
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If the product does not meet your expectations, you can request a refund within 30 days of purchase.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase meaning 'to ask for returned payment' is directly compositional from 'request' (to ask) plus 'refund' (returned payment); the article 'a' does not alter the semantic transparency. This is a standard verb + noun construction common across languages and therefore a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Request a refund is a simple, literal picture: request means to ask formally and refund means money given back. So you use it when you 'ask for the return of money' because a product or service was broken, unsatisfactory, or not what you expected.