restitute

verb

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restitute
  1. reimburse
  2. compensate
  3. refund
  4. give back
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  • Insurers are reimbursing less for services, and costs keep rising, including pricey repairs for the aging building.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Meta also agreed to pay the states $75 million to reimburse legal and investigative costs.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of reimburse
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  • Both involve players compensated for playing football, and feature teams that generate millions in revenue and pursue players for their labor services.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Port Authority is clearly trying to compensate for the mazelike layout.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • Below is a list of which companies have received tariff refunds thus far, and the dollar amount refunded.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Bonds are refunded at the conclusion of a trip, assuming the terms have not been breached.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of refund
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  • Dolly’s original investment in Silver Dollar City, the park’s predecessor, was purely to give back to the community and support jobs in the area.
    — Carlye Wisel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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“Restitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restitute. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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