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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “refund”

“refund” is pronounced /ɹɪˈfʌnd/ (ri-FUND) in American English and /ɹɪfʌnd/ in British English, and /ˈɹiˌfʌnd/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “und”.
The sound

Say “refund” in 2 beats

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refund

/ɹɪˈfʌnd/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪfʌnd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. refɹɪ
  2. undfʌndstress
IPA (American)
/ɹɪˈfʌnd/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪfʌnd/
Also accepted
/ˈɹiˌfʌnd/
Respelling
ri-FUND
Syllables
2 — ref-UND
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ref-UND. “und” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹɪˈfʌnd/

British

/ɹɪfʌnd/

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Meaning

What “refund” means

  1. noun

    money returned to a payer

  2. noun

    the act of returning money received previously

  3. verb

    pay back

    “Please refund me my money”

Say it in a sentence

“They offered a full refund without asking a single question.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹrɪshort iffʌshort unndd

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Questions

“refund”, answered

How do you pronounce “refund”?

“refund” is pronounced /ɹɪˈfʌnd/ (ri-FUND) in American English and /ɹɪfʌnd/ in British English, and /ˈɹiˌfʌnd/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “und”. Build it as ref-UND, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “refund” have?

2: ref · und. The beat lands on the second, “und”.

Is “refund” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈfʌnd/ (ri-FUND); British English says /ɹɪfʌnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “refund” mean?

As a noun: money returned to a payer For example: “They offered a full refund without asking a single question.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “refund”?

Stress the second syllable: ref-UND. “und” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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