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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Note, however, that your tax refund could still be seized and applied to your outstanding balance.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Average tax refund for Raleigh, Charlotte, Durham All but three of North Carolina’s largest metro areas had average tax refunds higher than the state average, according to Upgraded Points.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
In fiscal year 2023, the program recovered more than $3.8 billion in federal and state delinquent debts by seizing tax refund checks and other federal payments.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Taxpayers seeking the status of their tax refund may click over to the website to check the status of their tax refunds using the Where’s My Refund tool?.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Average tax refund for Raleigh, Charlotte, Durham All but three of North Carolina’s largest metro areas had average tax refunds higher than the state average, according to Upgraded Points.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
In fiscal year 2023, the program recovered more than $3.8 billion in federal and state delinquent debts by seizing tax refund checks and other federal payments.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Taxpayers seeking the status of their tax refund may click over to the website to check the status of their tax refunds using the Where’s My Refund tool?.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tax refund
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“Tax refund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20refund. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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