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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesreimbursement
/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrsmənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The act of paying back money to someone that they have spent for a business or official purpose.
"Employees can apply for the reimbursement of travel expenses."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'reimburse', from re- ('back') + imburse (from French embourser, from Late Latin imbursare, from bursa 'purse').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "reimbursement" is said worldwide
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remboursement
Transliteration: remboursement
"Il a demandé le remboursement de ses frais de déplacement."
Rückerstattung
Transliteration: Rückerstattung
"Sie haben Anspruch auf Rückerstattung der Kosten."
rimborso
Transliteration: rimborso
"La richiesta di rimborso è stata approvata."
reembolso
Transliteration: reembolso
"Presentó los recibos para el reembolso."
reembolso
Transliteration: reembolso
"O reembolso das despesas médicas foi efetuado."
प्रतिपूर्ति
Transliteration: pratipurti
"यात्रा खर्च के लिए प्रतिपूर्ति दी जाएगी।"
报销
Transliteration: bàoxiāo
"请提交发票以便报销差旅费。"
환급
Transliteration: hwang-geup
"의료비 환급을 신청했습니다."
払い戻し
Transliteration: haraimodoshi
"出張費用の払い戻しを受けました。"
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