reimburse Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb pay back for some expense incurred
- Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?
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verb reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
recoup.
WordNet
Re`im*burse" transitive verb
Etymology
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Definitions
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To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to .reimburse the expenses of a war -
To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; Paley.as, to .reimburse one's self by successful speculation