reimburse
verb /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːs/
/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrs/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reimburse | /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːs/ /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrs/ |
| he / she / it reimburses | /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːsɪz/ /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrsɪz/ |
| past simple reimbursed | /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːst/ /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrst/ |
| past participle reimbursed | /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːst/ /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrst/ |
| -ing form reimbursing | /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːsɪŋ/ /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrsɪŋ/ |
- to pay back money to somebody which they have spent or lost
- reimburse something We will reimburse any expenses incurred.
- reimburse somebody (for something) You will be reimbursed for any loss or damage caused by our company.
Extra Examples- Any costs that you incur will be reimbursed in full.
- His costs in recovering the lost suitcase were fully reimbursed.
- You will be reimbursed for your expenses.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fully
- in full
- for
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from re- ‘back, again’ + obsolete imburse ‘put in a purse’, from medieval Latin imbursare, from in- ‘into’ + late Latin bursa ‘purse’.