reimburse
verb (used with object)
to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred.
were reimbursing
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past progressiveof reimburse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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If insurance companies were reimbursing at the going legal rates, almost all the witnesses would have exceeded that amount—by a lot, their lawyers said.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 21, 2020
A couple of years ago, word got out that Japanese investment houses were reimbursing their customers for losses in their stock market.
From Time Magazine Archive
