reimburse

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vt. 付还, 偿还, 赔偿 [经] 偿付, 赔还, 付还; 偿还

发音

US /ˌɹiːɪmˈbɜː(ɹ)s/

词形变化

reimbursed reimburses 三单 reimburses reimbursing reimbursing 现在分词 reimbursed 过去式 reimbursed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To compensate (someone) with payment; especially, to repay money spent on someone's behalf.

    报销

    及物

    The company will reimburse you for your expenses for the business trip.

  2. 2.

    To recoup (funds spent).

    及物

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados He has spent many years on the automaton, and it must have cost thousands of pounds in experiment and construction. He makes no secret of hoping to reimburse his outlay.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

recoup

上位词 7

return repay compensate refund recompense give back remunerate

词源

1591, re- (“back”) + imburse (“pay”, literally “put in a purse”) (perhaps after Middle French rembourser or Italian rimborsàre), from Middle French embourser, from Old French en- (“in”) + borser (“to get money”), from borse (“purse”), from Medieval Latin bursa (English purse).

来源：wiktionary