reimburse
pronunciation
How to pronounce reimburse in British English:
UK [ˌriːɪmˈbɜːs]
How to pronounce reimburse in American English:
US [ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrs]
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- Verb:
- pay back for some expense incurred
- reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
Word Origin
- reimburse
- reimburse: see purse
- reimburse (v.)
- 1610s, from re- "back" + imburse "to pay, enrich," literally "put in a purse" (c. 1530), from Middle French embourser, from Old French em- "in" + borser "to get money," from borse "purse," from Medieval Latin bursa (see purse (n.)). Related: Reimbursed; reimbursing.
Example
- 1. Mr. correa 's government has been pushing to tear up contracts that allow private oil operations to benefit directly from the oil they produce , and substituting contracts that pay oil companies a production fee and reimburse them for investment costs .
- 2. Reimburse or subsidize public transportation costs .
- 3. Furthermore , medicaid , medicare and most insurance companies will not reimburse for treatment for disorders in this category .
- 4. Most companies reimburse employees only after they 've been back for a number of months or even years .
- 5. ' Carrefour has a national commitment to reimburse our customer with 5 times the price difference , in case any mistake of this kind happens in a store , ' the company said in a written statement .