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
Insurance companies can invest the float, sometimes for years, before reimbursing insurance losses.
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
To fix this, the new recommendations include paying states a lump-sum immediately after a disaster strikes, instead of reimbursing them later for disaster costs.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 7 May 2026
The organization by revising its budget to cover the extra cost of gas for its fleet and possibly start reimbursing volunteer drivers.
—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
Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
To fix this, the new recommendations include paying states a lump-sum immediately after a disaster strikes, instead of reimbursing them later for disaster costs.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 7 May 2026
The organization by revising its budget to cover the extra cost of gas for its fleet and possibly start reimbursing volunteer drivers.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reimbursing
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The Administration has started repaying more than a hundred and fifty billion dollars to companies.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Diomande is happy to continue repaying the faith RB Leipzig showed in him.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Dua Lipa has filed a $15 million lawsuit against Samsung, accusing the electronics company of using her likeness to sell TVs without her permission or compensating her.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 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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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 24 May. 2026.
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