verb phrase · neutral
get a refund
/ɡet ə rɪˈfʌnd/get a re·FUND
Band 4-5speakingtask1
to receive money back for a returned item or cancelled service
Examples
“I returned the faulty kettle and got a full refund.”
“If the flight is cancelled you may be able to get a refund or rebook.”
“She asked for a refund because the product arrived damaged.”
Band 8 sentence
“When the laptop arrived faulty she returned it straight away and got a full refund from the retailer.”
Collocations
- ask for a refund
- receive a refund
Word family
refund noun / verbrefundable adjectiveget verb
Common mistakes
make a refund→get a refund / ask for a refund
Say it for a higher band
5ask refund→6ask for refund→7+get a refund
Synonyms
receive a refund
Easily confused
ask for a refund
“I asked for a refund after the product arrived damaged.”
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