[ ˌri:ɪm'bə:s ]
■ verb repay (a person who has spent or lost money).
↘repay (a sum of money that has been spent or lost).
Derivatives
reimbursable adjective
~ment noun
Origin
C17: from re- + obs. imburse 'put in a purse', from med. L. imbursare , based on late L. bursa 'purse'.