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   re·im·burse

   /ˌrēəmˈbərs/

   verb

   • 1. repay (a person who has spent or lost money): "the investors should be reimbursed for their losses" Similar compensaterecompenserefundrepaysquare accounts withsettle up with
   • ▪ repay (a sum of money that has been spent or lost): "they spend thousands of dollars that are not reimbursed by insurance" Similar repayrefundreturnpay backgive backrestorereplacemake good

   Word Origin early 17th century: from re- ‘back, again’ + obsolete imburse ‘put in a purse’, from medieval Latin imbursare, from in- ‘into’ + late Latin bursa ‘purse’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reimbursable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • B

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