reimburse[verb]Synonyms: pay back, compensate, recompense, refund, remunerate, repay, return
Contrasted words: default, dishonor, repudiate, welsh
Related Words: recover,
balance,
compensate,
offset [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
re‧im‧burse /ˌriːəmˈbɜːs, ˌriːɪmˈbɜːs $ -ɜːrs/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: imburse 'to pay' (16-19 centuries), from Old French borser 'to get money']
formal to pay money back to someone when their money has been spent or lost
reimburse somebody for something
The company will reimburse you for travel expenses.—reimbursement noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲