tax refund

noun

: a return of money paid that is more than what is actually owed for taxes

I can't wait to get my tax refund this year.

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Recent Examples on the Web

Credit card balances declined slightly from the all-time high, but that follows a seasonal pattern, when consumers start a post-holiday New Year’s financial diet and then use their tax refund money to pay down debt. —Jennifer Morris, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024

Shady preparers charge taxpayers inflated fees, direct huge chunks of the tax refund to themselves, and steal key information, like Social Security numbers, that can be used in a variety of ID theft schemes. —Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2024

Many people now aren't getting the actual tax refund money they're owed — or the extra refund cash from the wrongly claimed tax credits — until things are straightened out, as the IRS has flagged questionable returns. —Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2024

And wrapping it up inside a ‘traditional’ investment vehicle like an ETF does not change that. Julie in Colerain Township: Just got my tax refund! —Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2024

These nonprofits don't think so Where's my federal tax refund? Visit the IRS online at Where's My Refund? —John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024

The average tax refund is $3,011 so far this year, up 4.6% from the same time a year ago. —Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024

Related article The average tax refund is over $3,000. —Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024

One of the largest payouts people get is their yearly tax refund. —Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024