reimburse

(rē'ĭm-bûrs')
tr.v., -bursed, -burs·ing, -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).]

reimbursable re'im·burs'a·ble adj.
reimbursement re'im·burse'ment n.

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verb

1. To give back, especially money: refund, repay, restitute. See pay/owe.
2. To give compensation to: compensate, indemnify, pay, recompense, redress, remunerate, repay, requite. See pay/owe.

v

Definition: pay back something owed
Antonyms: take

IN BRIEF: To pay back money owed, as for services, loss, expenses.

The instructors were not reimbursed for the materials that they purchased for the class.

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n

Payment made by a third party to a beneficiary or dentist on behalf of the beneficiary toward repayment of expenses incurred for a service covered by the contractual arrangement.

For a list of words related to reimburse, see:

• Banking and Financial Services - reimburse: (vb) pay back, esp. for money already spent

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tilbagebetale, refundere, erstatte

Nederlands (Dutch)
terugbetalen, vergoeden

Français (French)
v. tr. - rembourser

Deutsch (German)
v. - zurückerstatten, entschädigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποδίδω/επιστρέφω χρήματα, αποζημιώνω

Italiano (Italian)
rimborsare, indennizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reembolsar, indenizar

Русский (Russian)
возмещать, компенсировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reembolsar, compensar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återbetala, gottgöra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
偿还, 补偿, 归还, 赔偿

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 償還, 補償, 歸還, 賠償

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 갚다, 상환하다, 변제하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 返済する, 弁済する, 弁償する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعيد اعطاء النقود‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שילם בחזרה, החזיר, שיפה‬

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