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partially refunded

Partially refunded means that a payment is in a state where part, but not all, of the amount paid has been returned to the payer.

In plain English

Some of the money from the payment has been given back, while some of it has not. This status shows that the return covered only a portion of the original amount, not the whole payment.

In context

Here, it labels a payment as having had only part of its original amount returned to the payer.

Situation
Reading card, bank, wallet, authorization, decline, pending, and settlement states
What it communicates
labels a refund state for only part of the original payment amount.

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not state the exact amount that has been returned.

Examples

“After she returned one shirt from the order, the payment was partially refunded.”

Core meaning

“The cashier recorded the payment as partially refunded.”

In context

  • refunded Broader Term

    This status is one kind of refunded status.

  • fully refunded Contrast

    This differs because the whole amount has been returned, not only part of it.