reimburse
English
editEtymology
edit1610s, re- (“back”) + imburse (“pay”) (imburse (literally “put in a purse”), circa 1530, now obsolete), from Middle French embourser, from Old French en- (“in”) + borser (“to get money”), from borse (“purse”), from Medieval Latin bursa (English purse).[1]
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editreimburse (third-person singular simple present reimburses, present participle reimbursing, simple past and past participle reimbursed)
- To compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.
- Synonym: (one sense, obsolete) imburse
- The company will reimburse you for your expenses for the business trip.
- 2006 May 9, Penn Jillette, Michael Goudeau, quoting Rudy, 15:35 from the start, in Penn Radio[1]:
- You can tell this funny monkey story, but please keep and mind and tell people that the man who lost all his fruit to the monkeys was entirely reimbursed.
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editto compensate with pay or money; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf
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References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “reimburse”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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