Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To compensate (someone) with payment; especially, to repay money spent on someone's behalf.

    The company will reimburse you for your expenses for the business trip.

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    возмеща́тьvozmeščátʹ, компенси́роватьkompensírovatʹ

  2. (transitive)To recoup (funds spent).

More definitions
  • pay back for some expense incurred
  • reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

Examples

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  1. When are you going to reimburse Tom?

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  2. Will I be reimbursed?

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  3. How do I get reimbursed?

    deWie erhalte ich eine Kostenerstattung?

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  4. Tom hasn't reimbursed me yet.

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  5. I haven't reimbursed Tom yet.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to compensate with pay or money; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to compensate with pay or money; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf:

Origin

1591, re- (“back”) + imburse (“pay”, literally “put in a purse”) (perhaps after Middle Fre

1591, re- (“back”) + imburse (“pay”, literally “put in a purse”) (perhaps after Middle French rembourser or Italian rimborsàre), from Middle French embourser, from Old French en- (“in”) + borser (“to get money”), from borse (“purse”), from Medieval Latin bursa (English purse).

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Forms

reimburses, reimbursing, reimbursed, reimbursed
Base formreimburse · to reimburse
3rd person singularreimburses
Present participlereimbursing
Past simplereimbursed
Past participlereimbursed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyreimburse
he, she, itreimburses

Past simpleLesson

all personsreimbursed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave reimbursed
he, she, ithas reimbursed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill reimburse

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss:recoup

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

See also

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