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reimburses

reimburses is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Questions about reimburses

What is reimburses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Reimburses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reimburse.

Words near reimburses in the dictionary

  1. reimbursees
  2. reimbursement
  3. reimbursements
  4. reimburser
  5. reimbursers
  6. reimburses
  7. reimbursing
  8. reimbursor
  9. reimbursors
  10. Reimer-Tiemann reaction
  11. Reimer-Tiemann reactions

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