When he wanted to return the unused t-shirt he had bought, the store refunded it fully without any trouble.
synonyms
pay backrepay
word origin — late Middle English (in the senses ‘pour back’ and ‘restore’): from Old French refonder or Latin refundere, from re- ‘back’ + fundere ‘pour’, later associated with the verb fund. The noun dates from the mid 19th century
refund, withdraw, borrow, inherit, lend: meanings and examples
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refund · verb/rəˈfənd/
to give money back to someone who paid it
When he wanted to return the unused t-shirt he had bought, the store refunded it fully without any trouble.
Synonyms: pay back, repay
Origin: late Middle English (in the senses ‘pour back’ and ‘restore’): from Old French refonder or Latin refundere, from re- ‘back’ + fundere ‘pour’, later associated with the verb fund. The noun dates from the mid 19th century
withdraw · verb/wɪðˈdrɔ/
to take money from a bank account
If you use your credit card number for online shopping, hackers can get this number and use it to withdraw money from your account.
Synonyms: take out, draw out
Origin: Middle English: from the prefix with- ‘away’ + the verb draw
borrow · verb/ˈbɑroʊ/
to take something for temporary use
Many middle-class farmers in China had to borrow heavily to maintain their standards of living.
Synonyms: take on loan, use temporarily
Origin: Old English borgian ‘borrow against security’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German borgen
inherit · verb/ɪnˈhɛrət/
to receive money or property from someone after they die
She inherited a fortune from her father who was in the real estate business in New York.
Synonyms: come into, be left
Origin: Middle English enherite ‘receive as a right’, from Old French enheriter, from late Latin inhereditare ‘appoint as heir’, from Latin in- ‘in’ + heres, hered- ‘heir’
lend · verb/lɛnd/
to give something temporarily
My brother kindly lent me some money when my wallet was stolen, so I had enough money to get by.
Synonyms: loan, give temporarily
Origin: Old English lǣnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lenen, also to loan. The addition of the final -d in late Middle English was due to association with verbs such as bend and send