Reimburse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pay back for some expense incurred

reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌiːɪmbˈɜːs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌiːɪmbˈɜːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌiːɪmbˈɜːs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˌiːɪmbˈɜːs/.

Examples

Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recoup

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

reimbursement

noun

compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erstatten

einen Teil der entstandenen Kosten zurückzahlen

🇫🇷French

rembourser

rembourser certaines dépenses engagées

🇪🇸Spanish

reembolsar

pagar algún gasto incurrido

🇮🇹Italian

rimborsare

rimborsare alcune spese sostenute

🇳🇱Dutch

vergoeden

een deel van de gemaakte kosten terugbetalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

reembolsar

pagar por alguma despesa incorrida

🇷🇺Russian

возмещать

окупить некоторые понесенные расходы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिपूर्ति करना

किए गए कुछ खर्चों का भुगतान करें

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিদান

ব্যয় করা কিছু ব্যয়ের জন্য ফেরত দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

திருப்பிச் செலுத்து

சில செலவுகளை திருப்பிச் செலுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరిగి చెల్లించు

కొంత ఖర్చు కోసం తిరిగి చెల్లించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

परतफेड

केलेल्या काही खर्चाची परतफेड करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વળતર

કરેલા કેટલાક ખર્ચ માટે પાછા ચૂકવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರುಪಾವತಿ

ಮಾಡಿದ ಕೆಲವು ವೆಚ್ಚಗಳಿಗೆ ಮರುಪಾವತಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരിച്ചടയ്ക്കുക

ചില ചെലവുകൾ തിരിച്ചടയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਦਾਇਗੀ

ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਕੁਝ ਖਰਚਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਵਾਪਸ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

معاوضہ

کچھ اخراجات کے لئے واپس ادا کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

补偿

偿还一些发生的费用

🇯🇵Japanese

償還する

かかった費用の一部を返済する

🇰🇷Korean

상환하다

발생한 비용 일부를 갚다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoàn trả

trả lại một số chi phí phát sinh

🇹🇭Thai

คืนเงิน

ชดใช้ค่าใช้จ่ายบางส่วนที่เกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

membayar kembali

membayar kembali sejumlah biaya yang dikeluarkan

🇵🇭Filipino

bayaran

magbayad para sa ilang gastos na natamo

🇲🇾Malay

membayar balik

membayar balik untuk beberapa perbelanjaan yang ditanggung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يسدد

سداد بعض النفقات المتكبدة

🇮🇷Persian

بازپرداخت

برخی از هزینه های انجام شده را بازپرداخت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

tazminat ödemek

yapılan bazı masrafların geri ödenmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַחזִיר אֵת הַהוֹצָאוֹת

להחזיר עבור הוצאה כלשהי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'reimburse'?

The primary meaning of 'reimburse' is 'pay back for some expense incurred'.

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Using 'reimburse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'reimburse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'reimburse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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