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reimburse - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'reimburse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reimburse [ v. t.]
- To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war.
- To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation.

Meaning of 'reimburse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reimburse [ v]
Meaning (1):
- pay back for some expense incurred
Example in sentence:
  • Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?