Reimbursing

Reimbursing
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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • reimbursing — index compensatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • reimbursing — re·im·burse || ‚rɪːɪm bÉœrs / bɜːs v. repay, refund; compensate for a loss, repay for an expense …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Reimbursing bank —   An ISO term. The identification of the bank authorised by the issuing bank to honour claims for reimbursement of payment(s) or negotiation(s) under a documentary credit, in sufficient detail to provide positive identification. 5*35x …   International financial encyclopaedia

  • Iran-Contra affair — The Iran Contra affair was a political scandal which was revealed in November 1986 as a result of earlier events during the Reagan administration. It began as an operation to increase U.S. Iranian relations, wherein Israel would ship weapons to a …   Wikipedia

  • Iran–Contra affair — Iran–Contra Scandal Other names Iran–Contra Participants Ronald Reagan, Robert McFarlane, Caspar Weinberger, Hezbollah, Nicaraguan contras, Oliver North, Manucher Ghorbanifar, John Poindexter Date August 20, 1985 …   Wikipedia

  • refunding — index compensatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 refunding …   Law dictionary

  • pay# — pay vb Pay, compensate, remunerate, satisfy, reimburse, indemnify, repay, recompense are comparable when they mean to give money or an equivalent in return for something. Pay is the ordinary term when the giving or furnishing of money to… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Reimbursed — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Reimbursement — Re im*burse ment ( b?rs ment), n. [Cf. F. rembursement.] The act reimbursing. A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”