refundable
/ɹɪˈfʌndəbəl/rih-FUHN-duh-buhl
/ɹɪˈfʌndəbəl/rih-FUHN-duh-buhl
Meaningthat one can pour back
Common meaning: able to be refunded
- reagain; back
- fundto pour out; to melt and castLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 792 · scan
- ableable to be
‘again’ + ‘to pour out’ → refundable
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: that one can pour back. It can be inferred from any of: refund.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from refund + -able (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- fundō, fūdī, fūsum Latin “to pour out; to melt and cast”
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