reimburse
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Etymology[edit]
1610s, re- (“back”) + imburse (“pay”) (imburse (literally “put in a purse”), circa 1530, now obsolete), from Middle French embourser, from Old French en- (“in”) + borser (“to get money”), from borse (“purse”), from Medieval Latin bursa (English purse).[1]
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reimburse (third-person singular simple present reimburses, present participle reimbursing, simple past and past participle reimbursed)
- To compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.
- Synonym: (one sense, obsolete) imburse
- The company will reimburse you for your expenses for the business trip.
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to compensate with pay or money; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf
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References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “reimburse”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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