Meaning | compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.. |
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Example | "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses" |
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Narrower | allowance | A sum granted as reimbursement for expenses |
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breakage | reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use |
costs | pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation |
Broader | compensation | Something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) |
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Spanish | reembolso, reintegración, reintegro, rembolso |
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Catalan | reemborsament, reembors |
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Verbs | reimburse | pay back for some expense incurred |
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reimburse | reimburse or compensate (someone) , as for a loss |