'Reimburse' definitions:
Definition of 'reimburse'
From: WordNet
verb
Pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"
verb
Reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss [syn: recoup, reimburse]
Definition of 'Reimburse'
From: GCIDE
- Reimburse \Re`im*burse"\ (-b?rs"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reimbursed (-b?rst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reimbursing.] [Pref. re- + imburse: cf. F. rembourser.]
- 1. To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation. --Paley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'reimburse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- atone,
- balance,
- compensate,
- give satisfaction,
- indemnify,
- kick back,
- make amends,
- make good,
- make reparation,
- make restitution,
- make up for,
- make up to,
- offset,
- pay,
- pay back,
- pay damages,
- pay in kind,
- quit,
- recompense,
- recoup,
- recover,
- redress,
- refund,
- remunerate,
- repay,
- requite,
- square