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verb (used with object), -bursed, -burs·ing.
1.
to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
2.
to pay back; refund; repay.
Origin:
1605–15; re- + obsolete imburse to put into a purse, pay < Medieval Latin imbursāre, equivalent to Latin im- im-1 + Medieval Latin -bursāre, derivative of bursa purse, bag
1605–15; re- + obsolete imburse to put into a purse, pay < Medieval Latin imbursāre, equivalent to Latin im- im-1 + Medieval Latin -bursāre, derivative of bursa purse, bag
Related forms
re·im·burs·a·ble, adjective
re·im·burse·ment, noun
re·im·burs·er, noun
non·re·im·bursed, adjective
non·re·im·burse·ment, noun
EXPANDSynonyms
1. recompense, remunerate, indemnify, redress, recoup.
1. recompense, remunerate, indemnify, redress, recoup.
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Word Origin & History
reimburse
1611, from re- "back" + imburse "to pay, enrich," lit. "put in a purse" (c.1530), from M.Fr. embourser, from O.Fr. em- "in" + borser "to get money," from borse "purse," from M.L. bursa (see purse).
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