reimbursement

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/ˌɹiː.ɪmˈbɜːs.mənt/

noun

The act of compensating someone for an expense.

“seek reimbursement”

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Meanings

nounreimbursement (countable and uncountable, plural reimbursements)

plural reimbursements

  1. countableuncountableaccountingThe act of compensating someone for an expense.

    seek reimbursement

    4 more examples

    expense reimbursement

    medical reimbursement

    Employees can claim reimbursement for travel expenses.

    The patient received full reimbursement for the cost of treatment.

Origin

From reimburse + -ment.

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Translations

Bulgarian връщане, възстановяване
  • връщане (vrăštane)compensating someone for an expense
  • възстановяване (văzstanovjavane)compensating someone for an expense
  • обезщетение (obezštetenie)compensating someone for an expense
  • реимбурсиране (reimbursirane)compensating someone for an expense
Catalan reemborsament
  • reemborsamentcompensating someone for an expense
Chinese Mandarin 報銷 /报销
  • 報銷 /报销 (bàoxiāo)compensating someone for an expense
Dutch terugbetaling
  • terugbetalingcompensating someone for an expense
Estonian hüvitus
  • hüvituscompensating someone for an expense
Finnish korvaus, takaisinmaksu
  • korvauscompensating someone for an expense
  • takaisinmaksucompensating someone for an expense
French remboursement
  • remboursementcompensating someone for an expense
German Erstattung
  • Erstattungcompensating someone for an expense
Hebrew החזר כספי
  • החזר כספיcompensating someone for an expense
Italian rimborso
  • rimborsocompensating someone for an expense
Korean 변제
  • 변제 (byeonje)compensating someone for an expense
Polish zwrot, refundacja
  • zwrotcompensating someone for an expense
  • refundacjacompensating someone for an expense
Portuguese reembolso
  • reembolsocompensating someone for an expense
Romanian rambursare
  • rambursarecompensating someone for an expense
Russian возмеще́ние
  • возмеще́ние (vozmeščénije)compensating someone for an expense
Spanish reembolso
  • reembolsocompensating someone for an expense
Swedish ersättning
  • ersättningcompensating someone for an expense
Turkish zararı ödeme
  • zararı ödemecompensating someone for an expense
Cite this entry
APA

reimbursement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reimbursement

MLA

“reimbursement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reimbursement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reimbursement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reimbursement.

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