imburse
To put into a purse; to save, to store upTo put into a purse; to save, to store up.
Meaning
3 senses(obsolete, transitive)To put into a purse; to save, to store up.
(obsolete, transitive)To give money to, to pay; to stock or supply with money.
(obsolete, transitive)To pay back money that is owed; to refund, to repay, to reimburse.
Origin
From Medieval Latin imbursāre, Late Latin imbursāre, from Latin im- (variant of in- (prefiFrom Medieval Latin imbursāre, Late Latin imbursāre, from Latin im- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside’ usually affixed to verbs)) + bursa (“animal skin, oxhide; purse (usually made of leather or skin); supply of money, funds”) (from Ancient Greek βῠ́ρσᾰ (bŭ́rsă, “animal skin; skin stripped off a hide”)); analysable as im- + burse. The word is cognate with Old French enborser (modern French embourser), Italian imborsare, Spanish embolsar (“to bag”).
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Forms
imburses, imbursing, imbursed, imbursedWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle