reimburse
verb
Simple meaning
To compensate with payment.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹiɪmˈbɝs
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Definition
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verb
To compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.
Reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.
Used this way, reimburse is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use reimburse
- “Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?”verb
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
Compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- reimbursementnoun
- lossesnoun
- costnoun
- damagesnoun
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Synonyms
Sense: to compensate with payment
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