RESTITUTE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

restitute

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Definition of restitute

as in to reimburse

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Recent Examples of restitute In 2023 and 2024, for example, five museums restituted works to the heirs, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Carnegie Museum of Art. — Catherine Hickley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Turkey, by the way, is among the world’s laggards in restituting anything. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024 Back in 2007, the Netherlands restituted Isaac van Ostade’s Unloading the Hay Wagon to the heirs of John and Anna Jaffé. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024 The Washington Principles were drafted with the intent of also covering private collections, but there has been far less progress in restituting work now held by individuals, the report found. — Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for restitute

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Eagle will reimburse Valnova’s manager, Clyde Capital, up to $40,000 for the cost of preparing and submitting a Recreation and Public Purposes application to the BLM.

— Noah Daly August 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Aug. 2026
The new development agreement stated that an additional 2% sales tax at the restaurant could be used to reimburse up to 50% of the project’s expenses, not exceeding $1,658,000.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

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The dismissal swung on the structure through which Howard was compensated for his appearance on Empire.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Hurzeler finds himself in familiar territory, trying to compensate for the loss of his top striker to Chelsea for a second season in succession, following the sale of Brazilian Joao Pedro for £60million in July last year.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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The company reviewed your case and refunded $126, the full price difference between your original rate and the replacement hotel room, a much better resolution than the original offer.

— Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
That means that even when making debit purchases with Visa’s backing, X can’t guarantee that users will be refunded for all fraudulent charges.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Definition of refund

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For Lwin, who came to the United States as a political refugee from Myanmar and decided to join the Navy as a way to give back, Havoc and its autonomous systems fit his mission.

— Louisa Moller, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Cannabis consumers value businesses that educate, give back, advocate for the industry and show up consistently in their communities.

— Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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