reimbursement
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reimbursements
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Origin of reimbursement
Explanation
A reimbursement is a repayment for money you've already spent. When you travel for work, you get a reimbursement for your work-related expenses, like hotel bills and plane tickets, but you'll have to pay for that trip to the circus yourself. Reimbursement comes from the Latin root words re, meaning again; in, meaning into; and bursa, meaning purse. So the word reimbursement literally means in a purse again. After your parents' basement flooded, they paid to repair the damage and then got a reimbursement from the insurance company, so that they could put the money they spent in their purse again.
Vocabulary lists containing reimbursement
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The inspector general recommended the high-speed rail authority update its travel policy to get advance written approval for trips, clarify expectations with staff and seek reimbursement for “unallowable expenses paid” from the consulting firms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Be prepared to pay out of pocket: With most pet insurance, you pay the vet before seeking reimbursement from your insurer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
In a matter of months, it has built its first-ever sales force, distribution network and reimbursement operation from scratch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He also found the number of hours for which she sought reimbursement was unreasonable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
In hospitals in which the reimbursement rates for appendectomies ran higher, for instance, the surgeons removed more appendixes.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Escalante, who lives in Bakersfield, said she also has to drive her client to the grocery store, and that mileage reimbursements are not enough to cover her costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Walker said he received the refund but didn’t take Aman up on the other reimbursements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Prosecutor Denise Osei said Morecroft repeatedly lied about making "out of pocket" payments for which he had requested "reimbursements" from treasurer Joshua Holvey.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
For reimbursements, get ready to amass a boatload of documentation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Many doctors on the island have left to the States for better reimbursements from insura—” He stops, leans against the stairs, and rubs his side.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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