REIMBURSE


Meaning of REIMBURSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌrē-əm-ˈbərs ]

transitive verb

( -bursed ; -burs·ing )

Etymology: re- + obsolete English imburse to put in the pocket, pay, from Medieval Latin imbursare, from Latin in- in- + Medieval Latin bursa purse — more at purse

Date: circa 1611

1. : to pay back to someone : repay

reimburse travel expenses

2. : to make restoration or payment of an equivalent to

reimburse him for his traveling expenses

Synonyms: see pay

• re·im·burs·able -ˈbər-sə-bəl adjective

• re·im·burse·ment -ˈbərs-mənt noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.