Reimburse

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s

Origin

1610s, -("back") + imburse("pay") (imburse (literally put in a purse), circa 1530, now obsolete), from Middle French embourser, from Old French en- ("in") + borser ("to get money"), from borse ("purse"), from Medieval Latin bursa (English purse).

Online Etymology Dictionary

Full definition of reimburse

Verb

1. To compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.The company will reimburse your expenses for the business trip.

Derived terms

• reimbursable
• reimbursement
• reimburser

Related terms

• bursa, bursar, bursary
• purse

Hypernyms

• compensate, pay