reimburseverb [ T ]
uk/ˌriː.ɪmˈbɜːs/us/ˌriː.ɪmˈbɝːs/formalto pay back money to someone who has spent it for you or lost it because of you:
The airline reimbursed me for the amount they had overcharged me.
She was reimbursed by the gas company for the damage to her house.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Paying money
- ante
- chargeable
- congestion charge
- demurrage
- disburse
- discharge
- disgorge
- expense
- fork
- fork out sth
- overspend
- pay up
- put sth down 1
- repayable
- self-financing
- sink
- spring
- square
- tip
- worth
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reimbursement
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌriː.ɪmˈbɜːs.mənt/us/ˌriː.ɪmˈbɝːs.mənt/