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reimburse
(redirected from reimbursed)

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re·im·burse  (rm-bûrs)
tr.v. re·im·bursed, re·im·burs·ing, re·im·burs·es
1. To repay (money spent); refund.
2. To pay back or compensate (another party) for money spent or losses incurred.

[re- + imburse, to put in a purse, pay (from French embourser, from Old French : en-, in from Latin in-; see in-2 + borser, to get money from borse, purse, from Late Latin bursa, bag; see bursa).]

reim·bursa·ble adj.
reim·bursement n.

reimburse
Verb
[-bursing, -bursed] to repay (someone) for (expenses or losses) [Medieval Latin imbursare to put in a moneybag]
reimbursement n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.reimburse - pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"
give back, refund, repay, return - pay back; "Please refund me my money"
2.reimburse - reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
remunerate, recompense, compensate - make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"

reimburse
Translations
reimburse [riːɪmˈbəːs] vtreembolsar
reimburse [riːɪmˈbəːs] vtrembourser
reimburse [riːɪmˈbəːs] vtdie Kosten erstatten +dat
reimburse [riːɪmˈbəːs] vtrimborsare


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