different between refund vs retund

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

From Latin retundere, retusum, from re- (“re-”) + tundere (“to beat”).

Verb

retund (third-person singular simple present retunds, present participle retunding, simple past and past participle retunded)

1. (transitive) To blunt; to turn, as an edge.

   • Covered with skin and hair keeps it warm, being naturally a very cold part, and also to quench and dissipate the force of any stroke that shall be dealt it, and retund the edge of any weapon.

2. (transitive, figuratively) To cause to be obtuse or dull.

   to retund confidence

Anagrams

• Druten, deturn, dunter, runted, turned