Definition of reimburse

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re·im·burse    (rm-bûrs) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
re·im·bursed, re·im·burs·ing, re·im·burs·es

1. To repay (money spent); refund.
2. To pay back or compensate (another party) for money spent or losses incurred.

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ETYMOLOGY:
re- + imburse, to put in a purse, pay (from French embourser, from Old French : en-, in from Latin in-; see in-² + borser, to get money from borse, purse, from Late Latin bursa, bag; see bursa)

OTHER FORMS:
reim·bursa·ble(Adjective), reim·bursement(Noun)