In full means completely, with nothing missing or shortened. Paid in full: no money is still owed. Refunded in full: you got all of it back. Read the interview in full: the whole text, not an extract. On forms, write your name in full means no initials.
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pay, repay or refund + amount + in full / read or publish + text + in full
- The deposit was refunded in full after we returned the keys.
- You can read the interview in full on the museum's website.
- Maya repaid the loan in full six months earlier than planned.
What changed
First versionPlease write your name fully on the application form.
RevisionPlease write your name in full on the application form.
Fully looks like the obvious adverb for completely. But with names, amounts and texts English uses in full: write your name in full. Fully goes before adjectives and participles: fully booked, fully aware.
In part means partly: the loan was repaid in part. In detail means with all the particulars: you can study a chapter in detail without reading the book in full. Full price is the price without a discount, while paid in full just means nothing is owed.
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The invoice must be paid ___ by Friday, not just half of it.
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in full — The whole amount is due, not half, so it's in full. In total means added together: in total we paid $300.
Write that the organizers gave back all the money for a cancelled event, using in full.
The organizers refunded our registration fee in full when the workshop was cancelled.
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