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imburse.

To put into a purse; to save, to store up.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪmˈbəːs/Received-Pronunciation/ɪmˈbɚs/General-American
  1. To put into a purse; to save, to store up.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To give money to, to pay; to stock or supply with money.

    obsolete · transitive
  3. To pay back money that is owed; to refund, to repay, to reimburse.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin imbursāre, Late Latin imbursāre, from Latin im- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside’ usually affixed to verbs)) + bursa (“animal skin, oxhide; purse (usually made of leather or skin); supply of money, funds”) (from Ancient Greek βῠ́ρσᾰ (bŭ́rsă, “animal skin; skin stripped off a hide”)); analysable as im- + burse. The word is cognate with Old French enborser (modern French embourser), Italian imborsare, Spanish embolsar (“to bag”).

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