reimbursement
pronunciation
How to pronounce reimbursement in British English:
UK [ˌri:ɪm'bɜ:smənt]
How to pronounce reimbursement in American English:
US [ˌriɪmˈbəsmənt]
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- Noun:
- compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.
Word Origin
- reimbursement (n.)
- 1610s, from reimburse + -ment.
Example
- 1. In this setup , the employer pays the tuition costs through tuition reimbursement .
- 2. The health ministry says its goal is 50 % reimbursement for hospital stays by next year .
- 3. Patients needing such rehabilitation attract higher reimbursement rates from the government than those who are simply frail .
- 4. Some conduits , such as santander , a spanish bank , have already offered partial reimbursement .
- 5. For one thing , the insurance companies were tightening their belts , even denying reimbursement retroactively .