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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The defendants were said to have profited from the scheme by receiving tax refund checks from the U.S. Treasury and charging clients a fee or a percentage of the tax refund.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
Harris had expressed support for a plan that would provide monthly payments instead of a tax refund, and would include parents who weren’t working and paid no income tax.
—Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Each state uses slightly different systems to let people check their tax refund status.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
The tax code for 2025 has some changes that are noteworthy for Americans that could impact the size of their tax refund, and possibly the size of their headache.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
Harris had expressed support for a plan that would provide monthly payments instead of a tax refund, and would include parents who weren’t working and paid no income tax.
—Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Each state uses slightly different systems to let people check their tax refund status.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
The tax code for 2025 has some changes that are noteworthy for Americans that could impact the size of their tax refund, and possibly the size of their headache.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2025.
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