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restitute

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Definition of restitute

as in to reimburse

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Recent Examples of restitute 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 This is part of a legislative step to restitute 26 artifacts back to Benin, and to formally transfer ownership of the sword to Senegal within one year—but that movement began in 2017, before the MCN call. — Gabrielle Hickmon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2020 See All Example Sentences for restitute

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency promised the Sunshine State a $608 million grant to reimburse it for operating an immigration detention center, which is usually the federal government’s responsibility.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
While the city eventually reimbursed Figgs for attorneys fees, attorney Edward Moor of Moor Law Office says the clerk is entitled to damages for suffering over four years, as the document destruction lawsuit filed in October 2021 dragged on.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of reimburse

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The money flows into a restricted fund that cannot subsidize general government, and any surplus must be refunded or used to lower fees.

— Fabiola Stuyvesant, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
My order on Taobao was refunded and canceled; my husband does not shop online.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of refund

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Pervasive, too, is the desire to give back, as evidenced by the fact that total donations to Reach Out WorldWide have currently topped $1 million.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
Greater Goods is a partnership with Christ Community Church in Lemont and developed as a way to give back to the community.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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