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reimbursed

reimbursed is the simple past and past participle of reimburse.

Meaning of reimburse

Verb

reimburse (third-person singular simple present reimburses, present participle reimbursing, simple past and past participle reimbursed)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    imburse
  2. (transitive) To recoup (funds spent).
    • He has spent many years on the automaton, and it must have cost thousands of pounds in experiment and construction. He makes no secret of hoping to reimburse his outlay.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

Words formed from reimbursed

Questions about reimbursed

What is reimbursed the simple past and past participle of?
Reimbursed is the simple past and past participle of reimburse.

Words near reimbursed in the dictionary

  1. reimbursable
  2. reimbursables
  3. reimbursal
  4. reimbursals
  5. reimburse
  6. reimbursed
  7. reimbursee
  8. reimbursees
  9. reimbursement
  10. reimbursements
  11. reimburser

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