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
The California Air Resources Board would oversee the program, offering rebates at the point of sale to lower upfront costs for buyers instead of reimbursing them later.
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Calmatters, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The issue of Xcel reimbursing people and businesses for their losses during power shutoffs came up during the PUC and the legislative committee’s hearings.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
According to the indictment, Cuellar devised the scheme to operate a for-profit business with resources from the county sheriff's office without reimbursing the county.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
According to the lawsuit, EcoIdeas has acknowledged its breach of contract and promised to take remedial action, such as filing an insurance claim and reimbursing Lola’s for losses, but has failed to follow through.
—Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Employers can no longer reduce their federal tax bill by reimbursing employees $20 per month to ride their bikes to and from work or paying for an employee to move for work.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
By March 2024, the state had already spent $3 million reimbursing ranchers for damages caused by wolves throughout the northern part of the state, as well as the cost of investing in nonlethal deterrents to keep them away, such as fencing, flags and other methods.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
New York draws down about $200 million each month for low-income families — the majority of which goes toward reimbursing districts for the costs of running local programs.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Agencies are playing their part, like the National Healthcare Security Administration, which laid out ways for reimbursing brain implant surgeries through its state insurance fund.
—Gina Chon, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Calmatters, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The issue of Xcel reimbursing people and businesses for their losses during power shutoffs came up during the PUC and the legislative committee’s hearings.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
According to the indictment, Cuellar devised the scheme to operate a for-profit business with resources from the county sheriff's office without reimbursing the county.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
According to the lawsuit, EcoIdeas has acknowledged its breach of contract and promised to take remedial action, such as filing an insurance claim and reimbursing Lola’s for losses, but has failed to follow through.
—Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Employers can no longer reduce their federal tax bill by reimbursing employees $20 per month to ride their bikes to and from work or paying for an employee to move for work.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
By March 2024, the state had already spent $3 million reimbursing ranchers for damages caused by wolves throughout the northern part of the state, as well as the cost of investing in nonlethal deterrents to keep them away, such as fencing, flags and other methods.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
New York draws down about $200 million each month for low-income families — the majority of which goes toward reimbursing districts for the costs of running local programs.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Agencies are playing their part, like the National Healthcare Security Administration, which laid out ways for reimbursing brain implant surgeries through its state insurance fund.
—Gina Chon, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reimbursing
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But unlike Chapter 7, Chapter 13 focuses on repaying what's owed rather than wiping out your unsecured debts.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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In August 2024, federal prosecutors accused JMG Investments and Schwartz of improperly receiving two PPP loans in December 2020 and not repaying the duplicate loan as required, according to the DOJ.—
Andrea Klick,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Video footage shows Bolt taking shorter strides than Wang but compensating with a much faster cadence, reports People’s Daily Online.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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This is not an argument against compensating survivors.—
Jaime Huff,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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Progressive will be refunding $1 billion to customers by January 15.—
Marybel Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The recent tax credits were instituted following the flush post-COVID pandemic years, when the state was refunding hundreds of millions of dollars per year to taxpayers.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Reimbursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reimbursing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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