refund
refund — 名詞
1. money that a seller returns to a customer who is not satisfied with what was bou
退款
買家不滿意時退還的金錢
money that a seller returns to a customer who is not satisfied with what was bought, or when an item cannot be used as planned.
Putri found a tear in the new dress and asked the shop for a refund.
Putri 發現新裙子有一道小裂痕，便向店家要求退款。
collocation: ask for a refund
The airline gave Otis a full refund when his flight was cancelled.
航空公司因班機在最後一刻被取消，全額退款給 Otis。
collocation: full refund after cancellation
Kemi checked whether the store offered refunds on opened electronic items.
Kemi 確認了那家店對於已拆封的電子產品是否提供退款。
Léa tried the cream for a week, found it ineffective, and requested a refund.
Léa 試用了那款乳霜一週，覺得沒有效果，便要求退款。
The store's refund policy stated that sale items could not be returned for a refund.
該店的退款政策規定，特價商品恕不退貨退款。
- rebate
a partial return of the price, often given after purchase through a claim process rather than at the point of return
- reimbursement
money paid back for expenses already spent, such as travel or medical costs; more formal than refund
- repayment
return of money lent or owed, not necessarily for a faulty product
文法句型
get a refund
ask for a refund
a full refund
refund on/of + [item]
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'full' to indicate the entire purchase price is returned, or 'partial' when only a portion is given back.
常見錯誤
2. the act of giving money back to a person who has paid, after a purchase is cance
退還
將款項退回給購買者的行為
the act of giving money back to a person who has paid, after a purchase is cancelled or a product is sent back to the seller.
The refund was processed within three days after the customer returned the laptop.
顧客退回筆記型電腦後，退款的程序在三天內完成了。
passive: refund was processed
Rohan completed the refund process by mailing the item back with the original packaging.
Rohan 把商品連同原包裝寄回，完成了退款程序。
refund process + mailing item back
The company's refund procedure requires a receipt and a completed complaint form.
該公司的退款流程需要收據和填妥的申訴表。
Wei completed the refund request form and mailed the jacket back the same day.
Wei 填寫了退款申請表，並在同一天將夾克寄回。
- reimbursement
the act of paying back someone for money they spent, often for work-related or medical expenses; more formal than refund
- repayment
the act of paying back money that was borrowed or owed
- payment
the act of giving money for goods or services, the opposite of a refund process
文法句型
upon refund
refund of + [cost]
refund process
用法筆記
This sense describes the action or system of returning money rather than the money itself. Distinguish from sense 1 (MONEY BACK), where 'refund' names a specific sum of money received.
refund — 動詞
1. to give back money to a customer who has paid for a product or service that was
退還；退款
退還顧客已支付的款項
to give back money to a customer who has paid for a product or service that was unsatisfactory, damaged, or not provided.
The electronics store refunded Yan the full price after the tablet stopped working.
平板電腦故障後，電器行全額退款給 Yan。
refund + person + full price
The airline refunded all passengers whose luggage was lost during the connecting flight.
航空公司退還了所有在轉機時行李遺失的乘客的費用。
refund + group of people
If the tour is cancelled, the travel agency will refund your payment in full.
如果行程被取消，旅行社將會全額退還你的費用。
Mert asked the cashier whether they could refund his unused concert ticket.
Mert 問收銀員能否退掉他未使用的演唱會門票。
The school refunded Sophia's tuition fees when she had to withdraw due to illness.
Sophia 因生病必須退學，學校退還了她的學費。
- pay back
more general than refund; can refer to repaying any money owed, not just for unsatisfactory purchases
- reimburse
more formal; typically used for expenses someone has paid on behalf of another person or organisation
- return
as a verb, 'return' focuses on giving the item back, while 'refund' focuses on giving money back
文法句型
refund someone
refund something
refund someone something
be refunded
用法筆記
Commonly used in two patterns: 'refund someone something' (double-object: 'The store refunded him the cost') and 'refund something to someone' ('The store refunded the cost to him'). The passive form is also frequent: 'I was refunded the full amount.'