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reimburse

(riːɪmbɜːʳs)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense reimburses, present participle reimbursing, past tense, past participle reimbursed
verb
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. [VERB noun + for]
The funds are supposed to reimburse policyholders in the event of insurer failure. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: pay back, refund, repay, recompense More Synonyms of reimburse

reimburse in British English

(ˌriːɪmˈbɜːs)
verb
(transitive)
to repay or compensate (someone) for (money already spent, losses, damages, etc)
your fare will be reimbursed after your interview
Derived forms
reimbursable (ˌreimˈbursable)
adjective
reimbursement (ˌreimˈbursement)
noun
reimburser (ˌreimˈburser)
noun
Word origin
C17: from re- + imburse, from Medieval Latin imbursāre to put in a moneybag, from bursa purse

reimburse in American English

(ˌriɪmˈbɜrs)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌreimˈbursed or ˌreimˈbursing
1. 
to pay back (money spent)
2. 
to repay or compensate (a person) for expenses, damages, losses, etc.
SIMILAR WORDS:  pay
Derived forms
reimbursable (ˌreimˈbursable)
adjective
reimbursement (ˌreimburseˈment)
noun
Word origin
re- + archaic imburse, to pay, after Fr rembourser < re-, again + embourser, to pay < en-, in + bourse, purse

reimburse in Insurance

(riɪmbɜrs)
Word forms: (present) reimburses, (past) reimbursed, (perfect) reimbursed, (progressive) reimbursing
verb
(Insurance: General)
If an insurer reimburses a policyholder, it pays them the expenses incurred as a loss covered by the insurance policy.
A provision in the policy reimburses the policyholder for the extra cost of living elsewhere while the house is beingrestored after a disaster.
A health savings account can be used to pay for certain medical expenses not reimbursed by the benefit plan.
If an insurer reimburses a policyholder, it pays them the expenses incurred as a loss covered by the insurancepolicy.
reimbursement
Word builderre-The prefix re- often appears in words that relate to doing something again.

reimburse in Accounting

(riɪmbɜrs)
Word forms: (present) reimburses, (past) reimbursed, (perfect) reimbursed, (progressive) reimbursing
verb
(Accounting: Commerce)
If you reimburse someone for something, you pay them back the money that they have spent or lost because of it.
I will be happy to reimburse you for any expenses you have had.
Employees will be reimbursed for paying travel expenses from their own funds.
If you reimburse someone for something, you pay them back the money that they have spent or lost becauseof it.

Examples of 'reimburse' in a sentence
reimburse

It took just a couple of weeks for the money to be reimbursed in full.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The exchange predicted that some or all of the money paid from the pool would be reimbursed by insurers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is true that the fees that patients pay are not reimbursed by insurance because the treatment is still experimental.
Laszlo, John (MD) Understanding Cancer (1987)
In theory, they are supposed to reimburse this money from their own bank accounts.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
If you paid by credit card, you can require the card company to reimburse the money.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Your insurer should reimburse the cost, but seek advice first where possible and keep receipts.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The measure is the cost to the employer of providing the benefit, less any sum reimbursed by the employee.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Ministers may pay for some or all of these books themselves, or the church may pay for or reimburse the cost of the books.
Christianity Today (2000)
The Samoan union didn't have the money to reimburse me.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Having no money, I reimbursed her with my gold cufflinks.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I wanted the money reimbursed the same way I had paid.
The Sun (2016)

In other languages
reimburse

British English: reimburse /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːs/ VERB
If you reimburse someone for something, you pay them back the money that they have spent or lost because of it.
I'll be happy to reimburse you for extra costs.
  • American English: reimburse
  • Arabic: يَرُدُّ إلى
  • Brazilian Portuguese: reembolsar
  • Chinese: 偿还
  • Croatian: nadoknaditi troškove
  • Czech: refundovat náklady
  • Danish: godtgøre
  • Dutch: terugbetalen
  • European Spanish: reembolsar
  • Finnish: korvata rahallisesti
  • French: rembourser
  • German: zurückzahlen
  • Greek: αποζημιώνω
  • Italian: rimborsare
  • Japanese: 弁済する
  • Korean: 변상하다
  • Norwegian: refundere
  • Polish: zwrócić
  • European Portuguese: reembolsar
  • Romanian: a despăgubi pentru
  • Russian: компенсировать
  • Latin American Spanish: reembolsar
  • Swedish: ersätta
  • Thai: ใช้เงินคืน
  • Turkish: zararını karşılamak
  • Ukrainian: відшкодовувати
  • Vietnamese: bồi hoàn

Chinese translation of 'reimburse'

reimburse

(riːɪmˈbəːs)

vt

  1. 偿(償)还(還) (chánghuán)
(verb) 
Definition
to repay (someone) for (expenses or losses)
I'll be happy to reimburse you for any expenses.
Synonyms
pay back
refund
She will refund you the purchase price.
repay
It will take 30 years to repay the loan.
recompense
If they succeed in court, they will be fully recompensed for their loss.
return
They promised to return the money.
restore
compensate
To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies.
indemnify
They don't have the money to indemnify everybody.
remunerate (formal)
You will be remunerated for your trouble
square up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of compensate
Definition
to make amends to (someone), esp. for loss or injury
To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies.
Synonyms
recompense,
repay,
refund,
reimburse,
indemnify,
make restitution,
requite,
remunerate (formal),
satisfy,
make good
in the sense of indemnify
Definition
to compensate for loss or damage
They don't have the money to indemnify everybody.
Synonyms
compensate,
pay,
reimburse,
satisfy,
repair,
repay,
requite,
remunerate (formal)
in the sense of recompense
Definition
to compensate or make up for loss or injury
If they succeed in court, they will be fully recompensed for their loss.
Synonyms
compensate,
reimburse,
redress,
repay,
pay for,
satisfy,
make good,
make up for,
make amends for,
indemnify,
requite,
make restitution for

Synonyms of 'reimburse'

reimburse

Explore 'reimburse' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of refund
Definition
to give back (money)
She will refund you the purchase price.
Synonyms
repay,
return,
restore,
make good,
pay back,
reimburse,
give back
in the sense of remunerate
Definition
to reward or pay for work or service
You will be remunerated for your trouble
Synonyms
pay,
reward,
compensate,
repay,
redress,
reimburse,
recompense,
indemnify,
requite
in the sense of repay
Definition
to refund or reimburse
It will take 30 years to repay the loan.
Synonyms
pay back,
refund,
settle up,
return,
square,
restore,
compensate,
reimburse,
recompense,
requite,
remunerate (formal)
in the sense of return
They promised to return the money.
Synonyms
give back,
repay,
refund,
pay back,
remit,
reimburse,
recompense
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