French word

remboursement

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁɑ̃buʁsəmɑ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nounrefund

Example

J'ai demandé le remboursement hier.

I asked for a refund yesterday.

Illustration for remboursement (refund)

More examples

Nous avons obtenu le remboursement intégral.

We obtained a full refund.

Core concept

Money moves back to the person who paid it, cancelling or easing the cost of a purchase, debt, or expense.

Common phrases

  • remboursement intégral

    full refund

  • demande de remboursement

    refund request

  • remboursement partiel

    partial refund

Similar words

avoir: Credit issued as a voucher or store record for a later purchase.
retour: Bringing a purchased item back to the store.
échange: Replacing a purchased item with another item.

Definition in French

Action de rendre de l'argent à quelqu'un en retour d'un paiement ou d'une dépense.

Word origin

Remboursement is formed from rembourser with the noun suffix -ment; rembourser combines re-, meaning back, with bourse, from Latin bursa, a purse or money bag.

Usage tips

  • Remboursement is masculine, so the standard forms are un remboursement and le remboursement.

Other meanings

  • repaymentnoun

Opposites

  • paiementpaymentnoun
  • facturationbillingnoun

Related words

  • rembourserreimburseverb
  • remboursablerefundableadjective
  • remboursérefundedadjective

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