RESTITUTE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

restitute

verb

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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That means Edison will be fully reimbursed for the billions of dollars in Eaton fire damages by a state fund that Newsom’s legislation created unless outside parties can prove Edison acted imprudently, negligently or worse.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The state could reimburse up to 75% of costs related to the chemical incident, including for overtime accrued by emergency response personnel, supplies, materials and equipment, according to the California Disaster Assistance Act.

— Victoria Le, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026

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Preferably, any recruit would also offer creativity from deep, given Newcastle need to try to compensate for the loss of creativity and goal-scoring threat that Guimaraes provided in midfield.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
That makes long-duration Treasuries particularly vulnerable if investors continue to demand higher returns to compensate for fiscal and inflation risks.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

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The approximately $650 candidate statement fee paid by Stevenson also would have been refunded.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
On Friday, the Maryland Tax Court ruled in favor of Apple, Google, and Peacock TV and ordered the state to refund taxes already paid by the companies.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of refund

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These contributions help local organizations provide food to those in need while allowing Captain George’s to give back to the people who have supported the restaurant for more than four decades.

— Abby Price, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
The pair, who were married in 2017, loved to travel the world and give back, their friends told NBC News.

— Alexandra Bacallao, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

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