reimburse

verb
🔊/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːs/
🔊/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrs/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reimburse
🔊/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːs/
🔊/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrs/
he / she / it reimburses
🔊/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːsɪz/
🔊/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrsɪz/
past simple reimbursed
🔊/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːst/
🔊/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrst/
past participle reimbursed
🔊/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːst/
🔊/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrst/
-ing form reimbursing
🔊/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːsɪŋ/
🔊/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrsɪŋ/
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  1. to pay back money to somebody which they have spent or lost偿还;补偿
    • reimburse something We will reimburse any expenses incurred.我们将付还所有相关费用。🔊🔊
    • reimburse somebody (for something) You will be reimbursed for any loss or damage caused by our company.如我公司给您造成损失或有所损坏,您都将得到赔偿。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Any costs that you incur will be reimbursed in full.你的所有花费都将全额付还。
    • His costs in recovering the lost suitcase were fully reimbursed.他找回丢失的手提箱的所有花费都得到了补偿。
    • You will be reimbursed for your expenses.会给你报销费用。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • fully
    • in full
    preposition
    • for
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from re- ‘back, again’ + obsolete imburse ‘put in a purse’, from medieval Latin imbursare, from in- ‘into’ + late Latin bursa ‘purse’.