reimburse (C1)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrs/
Definition
Pay back money that someone has spent on behalf of an organization or another person.
Examples
The company will reimburse you for all travel expenses incurred during the business trip.
Please keep your receipts so we can reimburse you for the supplies you purchased.
She was fully reimbursed for the medical costs she paid upfront.
How to Use reimburse
- reimburse someone for something (collocation)
- The standard structure for identifying who is paid and what is covered. — "The firm will reimburse employees for their commute."
- be reimbursed by (collocation)
- Passive construction used to identify the source of the payment. — "I was reimbursed by the department for the software license."
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