as in repaid
to make a return payment to
make sure you keep your receipts so we can reimburse you for your expenses
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Recent Examples of reimbursed
Many of the organizations NPR spoke with were in a similar situation, saying the DOJ has not reimbursed them for money already spent.
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NPR, 10 Nov. 2025
Napoli says that under specific laws — and depending on your deadline and destination — you may be reimbursed for food purchased at the airport.
—Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
While the Constitution demands that members of Congress never go without pay and federal law mandates that federal employees are eventually reimbursed with back pay, the same is not true for workers contracted by the federal government.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
The region’s Head Start sites incur costs on their own but are reimbursed on a monthly basis through federal grants.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Here at San Onofre, the feds have reimbursed Edison nearly $400 million for babysitting waste between 1998 and 2016, Edison recently told us.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Trump reimbursed Cohen in monthly installments that prosecutors said amounted to falsified records.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Grant recipients would have to return the state funds if they're later reimbursed by insurance or federal assistance.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The items are uninsured, meaning that the country would not be reimbursed for their loss if police fail to turn up the missing pieces.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Oct. 2025
NPR, 10 Nov. 2025
Napoli says that under specific laws — and depending on your deadline and destination — you may be reimbursed for food purchased at the airport.
—Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
While the Constitution demands that members of Congress never go without pay and federal law mandates that federal employees are eventually reimbursed with back pay, the same is not true for workers contracted by the federal government.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
The region’s Head Start sites incur costs on their own but are reimbursed on a monthly basis through federal grants.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Here at San Onofre, the feds have reimbursed Edison nearly $400 million for babysitting waste between 1998 and 2016, Edison recently told us.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Trump reimbursed Cohen in monthly installments that prosecutors said amounted to falsified records.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Grant recipients would have to return the state funds if they're later reimbursed by insurance or federal assistance.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The items are uninsured, meaning that the country would not be reimbursed for their loss if police fail to turn up the missing pieces.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reimbursed
Verb
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And despite your pessimism, over 97% of the metro district bonds issued from 2000-2008 (an appropriate time frame to evaluate performance) have been repaid in full despite the Global Financial Crisis that rocked credit and housing markets worldwide shortly thereafter.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
4 Nov. 2025
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Reimbursements for moving costs are paused for many during the shutdown, while not all expenses are being repaid.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But Yasin Ayari shone and more than compensated, tenacious in the duels and tidy with his passing.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Of course, plenty of people are compensated for posts in Washington’s influence ecosystem.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Reimbursed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reimbursed. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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