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reimburse.

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

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌɹiːɪmˈbɜː(ɹ)s/
  1. To compensate (someone) with payment; especially, to repay money spent on someone's behalf.

    transitive
    The company will reimburse you for your expenses for the business trip.
  2. To recoup (funds spent).

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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).

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