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Reimburse definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REIMBURSE, v.t. reimburs'.
To refund; to replace in a treasury or in a private coffer, an equivalent to the sum taken from it, lost or expended; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war or a canal. The word is used before the person expending, or the treasury from which the advances are made, or before the expenses. We say, to reimburse the individual, to reimburse the treasury, or to reimburse the expenses. To reimburse the person, is to repay to him his losses, expenses or advances; to reimburse the treasury, is to refund to it the sum drawn from it; to reimburse losses or expenses, is to repay them or make them good.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"
2: reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss [syn: recoup, reimburse]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-bursed; -bursing) Etymology: re- + obsolete English imburse to put in the pocket, pay, from Medieval Latin imbursare, from Latin in- in- + Medieval Latin bursa purse — more at purse Date: circa 1611 1. to pay back to someone ; repay <reimburse travel expenses> 2. to make restoration or payment of an equivalent to <reimburse him for his traveling expenses> Synonyms: see pay • reimbursable adjective • reimbursement noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 repay (a person who has expended money). 2 repay (a person's expenses). Derivatives: reimbursable adj. reimbursement n. reimburser n. Etymology: RE- + obs. imburse put in a purse f. med.L imbursare (as IM-, PURSE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Reimburse Re`im*burse" (-b?rs"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reimbursed (-b?rst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reimbursing.] [Pref. re- + imburse: cf. F. rembourser.] 1. 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. 2. To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation. --Paley.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(reimburses, reimbursing, reimbursed) If you reimburse someone for something, you pay them back the money that they have spent or lost because of it. (FORMAL) I'll be happy to reimburse you for any expenses you might have incurred... The funds are supposed to reimburse policyholders in the event of insurer failure. VERB: V n for n, V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Refund, repay, pay back, restore, make up anew. 2. Indemnify, requite, compensate.

Moby Thesaurus

atone, balance, compensate, give satisfaction, indemnify, kick back, make amends, make good, make reparation, make restitution, make up for, make up to, offset, pay, pay back, pay damages, pay in kind, quit, recompense, recoup, recover, redress, refund, remunerate, repay, requite, square