Japanese word

払い戻す

Pronunciation

Romajiharaimodosu

Meaning

  • verbrefund

Example

航空会社は運賃を払い戻します。kō kū gai sha wa un chin o hara i modo shi ma su

The airline will refund the fare.

Illustration for 払い戻す (refund)

More examples

店は返品された商品の代金を払い戻します。mise wa hen pin sa re ta shō hin no dai kin o hara i modo shi ma su

The store will refund the price of the returned item.

Core concept

Describes returning a payment so that the original financial transaction is undone.

Common phrases

  • 運賃を払い戻すun chin o hara i modo su

    refund the fare

  • 料金を払い戻すryō kin o hara i modo su

    refund the fee

Similar words

返金するhenkinsuru: To give back money paid for a product or service.
返すkaesu: To give back money or another thing that was received.

Definition in Japanese

受け取った代金などを相手に返すこと。u ke to tta dai kin na do o ai te ni kae su ko to

Word origin

払い戻す (haraimodosu) is a native Japanese compound of 払う (harau, "to pay") and 戻す (modosu, "to put back"), meaning to put paid money back.

Usage tips

  • In travel and ticketing, 払い戻す (haraimodosu) commonly appears when a canceled service leads to the return of the fare.

Other meanings

  • reimburseverb
  • repayverb

Related words

  • 払い戻しharaimodoshirefundnoun

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