different between refund vs deshopping

English

Etymology

From Middle English refunden, refounden, from Old French refondre, refonder, refunder (“to restore; pay back”), from Latin refundere; prefix re- (“re-”) + fundere (“to pour”): compare French refondre, refonder. See fuse (“to melt”), and compare refound (“to cast again”), and refuse.

Pronunciation

• (verb) enPR: r?f?nd', IPA^(key): /???f?nd/
• (noun) enPR: r?'f?nd', IPA^(key): /??i?f?nd/
• Rhymes: -?nd

Verb

refund (third-person singular simple present refunds, present participle refunding, simple past and past participle refunded)

1. (transitive) To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.

   If you find this computer for sale anywhere at a lower price, we'll refund you the difference.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To supply again with funds.

   to refund a railroad loan

3. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To pour back.
   • 1660, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation

     Were the humours of the eye tinctured with any colour, they would refund that colour upon the object.

Translations

Noun

refund (plural refunds)

1. An amount of money returned.

   If the camera is faulty, you can return it to the store where you bought it for a full refund.

Translations

Anagrams

• funder

English

Etymology

de- +? shopping

Noun

deshopping (uncountable)

1. The practice of buying an item, using it once and then returning it to the place it was bought for a refund, having had the intention of doing so when buying the item.

Related terms

• deshopper