rimborso

refund

noun reem-BOHR-soh Less Common

Origin: from rimborsare 'to reimburse'

Also means

reimbursement

Usage Note

Rimborso is a refund or reimbursement, the money you get back, as in chiedere il rimborso (to ask for a refund). It comes from rimborsare, itself from borsa (purse). The plural is rimborsi.

Examples

"Ho chiesto il rimborso del biglietto."

Natural Translation

I asked for a refund of the ticket.

Literal Translation

I-have asked the refund of-the ticket.

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