re´im|burs´a|ble

re´im|burs´a|ble
re|im|burse «REE ihm BURS», transitive verb, -bursed, -burs|ing.
to pay back; refund. You reimburse a person for expenses made for you.
[< re- + obsolete imburse put into a purse < Medieval Latin imbursare < in- into + bursa purse (in Late Latin, hide, skin); patterned on French, Middle French rembourser < embourser]
re´im|burs´a|ble, adjective.
re´im|burs´er, noun.

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  • re´im|burs´er — re|im|burse «REE ihm BURS», transitive verb, bursed, burs|ing. to pay back; refund. You reimburse a person for expenses made for you. ╂[< re + obsolete imburse put into a purse < Medieval Latin imbursare < in into + bursa purse (in Late… …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|im|burse — «REE ihm BURS», transitive verb, bursed, burs|ing. to pay back; refund. You reimburse a person for expenses made for you. ╂[< re + obsolete imburse put into a purse < Medieval Latin imbursare < in into + bursa purse (in Late Latin, hide …   Useful english dictionary

  • disburse — dis•burse [[t]dɪsˈbɜrs[/t]] v. t. bursed, burs•ing 1) to pay out (money), esp. for expenses; expend 2) to distribute • Etymology: 1520–30; < MF desbourser, OF desborser=des dis I+ borser, der. of borse purse < LL bursa bag dis•burs′a•ble,… …   From formal English to slang

  • reimburse — re•im•burse [[t]ˌri ɪmˈbɜrs[/t]] v. t. bursed, burs•ing 1) to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred 2) to pay back; refund; repay • Etymology: 1605–15; re + obs. imburse to put into a purse, pay < ML imbursāre= L im I+ ML bursāre, der …   From formal English to slang

  • Reimbursable — Re im*burs a*ble (r? ?m*b?rs ?*b l), a. [CF. F. remboursable.] Capable of being repaid; repayable. [1913 Webster] A loan has been made of two millions of dollars, reimbursable in ten years. A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reimburse — re|im|burse [ ,riım bɜrs ] verb transitive to give back money that someone has spent, for example on something relating to work: PAY BACK: The company will reimburse you for your travel expenses. We will reimburse any further costs that you incur …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • nondisbursable — non dis•burs′a•ble adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • im — im; im·age·less; im·ag·er; im·ag·ism; im·balance; im·base; im·bat; im·ba·uba; im·be; im·be·cile·ly; im·be·cil·ic; im·be·cil·i·ty; im·bibe; im·bib·er; im·bi·bi·tion; im·bi·bi·tion·al; im·bi·rus·sú; im·brex; im·bri·ca·tion; im·bro·glio; im·brue;… …   English syllables

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