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Imbursement vs Payment - What's the difference?

imbursement | payment |

As nouns the difference between imbursement and payment

is that imbursement is (obsolete) the act of imbursing, or the state of being imbursed while payment is (uncountable) the act of paying.

imbursement

English

Noun

  • (obsolete) The act of imbursing, or the state of being imbursed.
  • (obsolete) Money laid up in stock.
  • (Webster 1913)

    payment

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of paying.
  • (countable) A sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services.
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    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * down payment * grease payment * lubrication payment * payment in kind