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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTax Refund
/tæks rɪˈfʌnd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A reimbursement of excess taxes paid to the government.
"After filing her taxes, she was pleased to receive a tax refund." - 2
The amount of money returned to a taxpayer after they have overpaid their taxes.
"He was surprised by the size of his tax refund this year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'tax' originates from the Latin word 'taxare', meaning 'to assess', which evolved through Old French before entering English. 'Refund' comes from the Latin 'refundere', meaning 'to pour back', which has been used in English since the late 14th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tax Refund" is said worldwide
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remboursement d'impôt
Transliteration: ʁɑ̃buʁsəmɑ̃ dɛ̃pɔ
"Elle a reçu un remboursement d'impôt après avoir déclaré ses impôts."
Steuerrückerstattung
Transliteration: ʃtɔʏ̯ɐˌʁʏkɛʁʃtatuŋ
"Er erhielt eine Steuerrückerstattung nach der Steuererklärung."
rimborso fiscale
Transliteration: rimˈborso fisˈkale
"Ha ricevuto un rimborso fiscale dopo aver presentato la dichiarazione."
devolución de impuestos
Transliteration: deβoluˈθjon ðe imˈpwe̞stos
"Recibió una devolución de impuestos después de presentar su declaración."
reembolso de impostos
Transliteration: ʁeɐ̃ˈbɔʁsu dʒi ɪ̃ˈpuʃtuz
"Ela recebeu um reembolso de impostos após declarar."
कर वापसी
Transliteration: kar vāpasī
"उन्हें अपने कर रिटर्न के बाद कर वापसी मिली।"
退税
Transliteration: tuì shuì
"她在报税后收到了退税。"
세금 환급
Transliteration: segum hwangeup
"그녀는 세금 신고 후 세금 환급을 받았다."
税金還付
Transliteration: zeikin kanpu
"彼女は税金申告の後、税金還付を受けました。"
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