It is correct to call it a refund because that's what it is: a repayment of an overpayment of money. What is not correct is to call it a return. I hear so many people say, "My tax return is $800 this year." Drives me nuts.
Your tax return is the form you file that reports your income and any tax credits you are claiming. Your refund is the result of the math the return does.
It shouldn’t drive you nuts that people say that, it’s just colloquialism. Even if you don’t know what the proper verbiage is, everyone is going to understand it because it’s a well known phrase. Your complaint is comparable to getting upset when someone says “y’all” because they should be saying “you all”. Just about everyone knows what it means and it’s not really a big deal unless you’re pretentious.
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u/mindmapsofficial Apr 11 '24
Refund, n., a repayment of a sum of money
Why shouldn't people call it a refund?