| 单词 | reimbursement |
| 释义 | reimbursement (once / 7976 pages) n A reimbursement is a repayment for money you've already spent. When you travel for work, you get a reimbursement for your work-related expenses, like hotel bills and plane tickets, but you'll have to pay for that trip to the circus yourself. Reimbursement comes from the Latin root words re, meaning again; in, meaning into; and bursa, meaning purse. So the word reimbursement literally means in a purse again. After your parents' basement flooded, they paid to repair the damage and then got a reimbursement from the insurance company, so that they could put the money they spent in their purse again. WORD FAMILYreimbursement: reimbursements+/reimburse: reimbursed, reimbursement, reimburses, reimbursing USAGE EXAMPLESThe first indictment charges O'dom with three counts of insurance fraud and three counts of wire fraud relating to reimbursements he sought from private insurers. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Foose wants to hire more minorities, she says, and the system offers programs such as tuition reimbursement and scholarships for aspiring teachers from low-income families. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) The reductions in uncompensated care are largely being offset by reductions in federal Medicare reimbursement, said Sauer and other executives. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) n compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc. he received reimbursement for his travel expenses Hypo|Hyper allowance a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses breakagereimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use costspecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation per diema daily allowance for living expenses (especially while traveling in connection with your job) travel allowance, travel reimbursementa sum allowed for travel compensation something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) |
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