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reimburse

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re⋅im⋅burse

  [ree-im-burs]
Use reimburse in a Sentence
–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- + obs. imburse to put into a purse, pay < ML imbursāre, equiv. to L im- im- 1 + ML -bursāre, deriv. of bursa purse, bag

Related forms:
re⋅im⋅burs⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅im⋅burse⋅ment, noun
re⋅im⋅burs⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. recompense, remunerate, indemnify, redress, recoup.
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re·im·burse   (rē'ĭm-bûrs')   
tr.v.   re·im·bursed, re·im·burs·ing, re·im·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).]
re'im·burs'a·ble adj., re'im·burse'ment n.
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re·im·burse
Pronunciation: "rE-&m-'b&rs
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -bursed; -burs·ing
1 : to pay back (a sum lost or expended) to someone reimburse the court costs>
2 : to make restoration or payment of an equivalent to <reimburse the employee for travel expenses> —re·im·burse·ment noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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