as in repaying
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 reimbursing
The organization by revising its budget to cover the extra cost of gas for its fleet and possibly start reimbursing volunteer drivers.
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Noel Brennan, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Medicaid coverage is piecemeal, reimbursing for some services in some states and not others.
—Paula Span, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The proposal would also prohibit the district from reimbursing companies for alcohol purchases, entertainment and personal expenses, travel upgrades, tolls and parking.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
There’s also no IRS deadline for reimbursing yourself.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
The airport is also paying airlines directly, reimbursing companies for their costs in marketing new flight routes and drawing passengers to Oakland.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The show's production company, 51 Minds, ended up reimbursing VH1 $12 million for the inadequate vetting of the Jenkins, who had a previous domestic‑violence conviction in Canada.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
From a health economics perspective, data shows that the downstream costs of treating vaccine-preventable illnesses are much higher than the cost of reimbursing vaccines, so insurance companies may be motivated to continue covering them.
—Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Villagómez’s memo to council said the organization was reimbursing the city for the $60,000 spent this year out of the allotted contribution.
—Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2026
Noel Brennan, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Medicaid coverage is piecemeal, reimbursing for some services in some states and not others.
—Paula Span, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The proposal would also prohibit the district from reimbursing companies for alcohol purchases, entertainment and personal expenses, travel upgrades, tolls and parking.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
There’s also no IRS deadline for reimbursing yourself.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
The airport is also paying airlines directly, reimbursing companies for their costs in marketing new flight routes and drawing passengers to Oakland.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The show's production company, 51 Minds, ended up reimbursing VH1 $12 million for the inadequate vetting of the Jenkins, who had a previous domestic‑violence conviction in Canada.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
From a health economics perspective, data shows that the downstream costs of treating vaccine-preventable illnesses are much higher than the cost of reimbursing vaccines, so insurance companies may be motivated to continue covering them.
—Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Villagómez’s memo to council said the organization was reimbursing the city for the $60,000 spent this year out of the allotted contribution.
—Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reimbursing
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Officials say Frost did not disclose to investors that multiple borrowers had defaulted on repaying the loans, and, in at least one case, continued to provide financing to a defaulted company.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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That will place a big responsibility on the shoulders of record signing Alexander Isak to finally start repaying that £125million fee as the focus turns to trying to secure Champions League qualification in the six remaining Premier League matches.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Lower-income consumers are compensating for higher gas prices by buying less while those in higher-income brackets haven't changed their behavior much at all despite soaring costs, according to research released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve of New York.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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And the body that sold stories like Chambliss’s for years, who swore compensating players would cheapen the game, is the only entity who wants his story to end.—
Bomani Jones,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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The former Chick-fil-A employee in Grapevine, Texas, has been arrested for allegedly ringing up hundreds of orders of Mac & Cheese and refunding the money to his own accounts, according to a news release shared with PEOPLE by the Grapevine Police Department.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Jones was seen in the video using the register to ring up 800 orders of mac and cheese trays, then refunding them to his personal credit cards.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Reimbursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reimbursing. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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