Refund (r?f?nd), v. t. [Pref. re- + fund.] To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new fund; as, to refund a railroad loan.[1913 Webster]
Refund (r?f?nd), v. t. [L. refundere; pref. re- re- + fundere to pour: cf. F. refondre, refonder. See Fuse to melt, and cf. Refound to cast again, 1st Refuse.] 1. To pour back. [R. & Obs.][1913 Webster]
Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color, they would refund that color upon the object.
2. To give back; to repay; to restore.[1913 Webster]
A governor, that had pillaged the people, was . . . sentenced to refund what he had wrongfully taken.
3. To supply again with funds; to reimburse. [Obs.][1913 Webster]